Post-retirement Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak had reclined to his 8,000 acre farm (which remained after the Mugabe authorities seized a piece of his land) close to Bulawayo referred to as The Robins Farms. A world unto itself, with leopards, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, sables, horses, monkeys, jackals and quite a few species of birds sharing greens with him.
A world far-off from cricket
So what was his life like? One needed to drive round 60 kilometres north of Bulawayo to seek out the face of Zimbabwe’s bowling assault by way of the 90s and early 2000s.
Here he stored busy with farming and safari enterprise.
Heath Streak. (File)
Talk together with his father Denis moved from line, size and seam place to purchasers visiting Robins Farm, presents and reductions on bulk bookings.
Most vacationers visiting the farm have been from the US, UK and Australia. People who know a little bit little bit of cricket have been at all times stunned.
“They ask what I’m doing these days and I say looking after the farm and the family safari business,” stated Streak in 2013.
Robins Farm, from the place the Streaks run Enthokozweni Safaris, has leopards, giraffes, wildebeest, zebras, sables, horses, monkeys, jackals and quite a few species of birds.
“You can fish here and enjoy the wildlife, We are always worried about people trying to poach our animals. We need to safeguard them,” Streak had added.
Streak took to his household enterprise after his contract as Zimbabwe’s bowling coach was not renewed attributable to monetary causes. It was a straightforward alternative to maneuver again to his farm.
Streak reminisced about his teenagers when he appeared over the farming and typically performed the position of safari information. With 4,000 acres of land, he says there’s a lot to supply to their purchasers.
“We grow potatoes, tomatoes, cabbages and all necessary things for day-to-day life. At the same time, we have hundreds of cattle to look after. Farming is easier than playing cricket and I’ve never had problems,” Streak had stated. “I’ve been doing this since I was a child,” he had added.
During the low season in his taking part in days, his father made him assist out within the fields. “I have been tending to this field for the past 30 years,” he had stated.
Ups and Downs
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Cricketing conversations often cropped up early morning on the espresso desk. But most discuss revolved round enterprise. The economic system of Zimbabwe had collapsed and enterprise isn’t the identical anymore. At the flip of the century, the Mugabe authorities seized a big chunk of the Streaks’ land.
Here are ups and downs, and it’s been robust typically however that’s what life is all about,” Streak stated.
“We keep trying to do better. My dream is to build a cricket academy here for people who can’t afford it. There are many places that cricket hasn’t yet touched,” he signed off.
