| Gilbert Howe | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Birth Date: | 6 August 1891 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Messines, West Flanders, Belgium |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Wellington |
| Year1: | 1913-14 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 139 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.44 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 31 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/4 |
| Date: | 31 October 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37448.html Cricinfo |
Gilbert Howe (6 August 1891 – 10 January 1917) was a New Zealand cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Wellington in the 1913–14 season. He died in World War I.[1]
Howe was a wicketkeeper and a useful lower-order batsman. He worked as a clerk in the Wellington City Council rates office.[2] He enlisted at the outbreak of World War I, and served as a sergeant in the New Zealand forces that took Samoa in 1914. Later in New Zealand he was commissioned, and he served on the Western Front as a lieutenant. He was killed in action at Messines on 10 January 1917.[3] [4]
After Howe's death his family donated a trophy in his name that was awarded annually until World War II to the most improved player in Wellington cricket.[3]