Harry Howell (cricketer) explained

Harry Howell
Fullname:Henry Howell[1]
Birth Date:29 November 1890
Birth Place:Hockley, Warwickshire, England
Death Place:Selly Oak, Warwickshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast
Columns:2
Column1:Test
Matches1:5
Runs1:15
Bat Avg1:7.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:918
Wickets1:7
Bowl Avg1:79.85
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:4/115
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:227
Runs2:1,679
Bat Avg2:7.80
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:36
Deliveries2:43,112
Wickets2:975
Bowl Avg2:21.23
Fivefor2:75
Tenfor2:18
Best Bowling2:10/51
Catches/Stumpings2:67/–
International:true
Country:England
Internationalspan:1920–1924
Testdebutagainst:Australia
Testcap:185
Testdebutdate:31 December
Testdebutyear:1920
Lasttestdate:16 August
Lasttestagainst:South Africa
Lasttestyear:1924
Source:http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14284.html CricInfo
Date:28 June
Year:2019
Module:
Embed:yes
Header-Color:
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Height:5 ft 8 in[2]
Position:Inside forward
Clubs1:Burslem Swifts
Years2:1913–1920
Clubs2:Wolverhampton Wanderers
Caps2:38
Goals2:6
Years3:1920–1921
Clubs3:Southampton
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:1921–1922
Years5:1922–1923
Clubs5:Accrington Stanley
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Clubs6:Mansfield Town

Henry Howell (29 November 1890 – 9 July 1932) was an English footballer and cricketer who played five cricket Test matches from 1920 to 1924. He also played professional football for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke, Port Vale, Southampton, Northfleet, Accrington Stanley, and Mansfield Town.

Cricket career

Born in Hockley, Warwickshire, Howell was a right-arm fast bowler and right-handed batsman who played county cricket for Warwickshire.[3] In 1922, he helped his side to restrict Hampshire to just 15 runs in one innings; Howell took six wickets for just seven runs.[4] He took 152 first-class wickets in the 1923 season, including the first ten-wicket haul in an innings for a Warwickshire bowler.[5]

He played five Tests for England. His first Test was at the MCG during England's 1920–21 Ashes series with Australia. His last Test appearance was in August 1924 at The Oval against South Africa. He took seven wickets in his Test career.[3] His younger brother Albert also played for Warwickshire between 1919 and 1922.

Football career

Howell played for Burslem Swifts and Wolverhampton Wanderers during World War I, as well as guesting for both Stoke and Port Vale.[6] At Stoke he played in the 1916–17 and 1917–18 seasons, where he made 57 appearances, scoring 42 goals.[7] He scored a hat-trick past Manchester City in a 5–0 win at the Victoria Ground on 9 April 1917, and then again hit a hat-trick in a 9–0 home win over Burnley on 16 March 1918. Despite only being a guest, he was Port Vale's top-scorer during the 1918–19 season with nine goals in eleven appearances.[6]

He returned to "Wolves" in the summer of 1919. He later was signed to Southampton (without making any first-team appearances), Northfleet, Accrington Stanley (on trial) and Mansfield Town. He made a total of 38 Football League appearances with Wolves and three with Accrington Stanley.[1]

Howell died on 9 July 1932 in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Football career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueFA CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers1913–14Second Division15032182
1914–15Second Division12400124
1919–20Second Division11200112
Total38632418
Southampton1920–21Third Division South000000
Accrington Stanley1922–23Third Division North300030
Career total41632448

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Soccerdata . 2004 . 1-899468-67-6 .
  2. News: The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Wolverhampton Wanderers . Athletic News . Manchester . 18 August 1913 . 5 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription.
  3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14284.html Harry Howell stats at cricinfo
  4. Web site: County Championship at Birmingham, Jun 14-16 1922 . Cricinfo . 26 November 2019.
  5. Web site: Poacher-turned-gamekeeper . ESPN Cricinfo . 24 May 2005 . 23 May 2018.
  6. Book: Kent, Jeff. Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. 144. 1996. 0-9529152-0-0.
  7. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.