Peter Howden Explained

Charles Peter Howden (21 October 1911  - 6 July 2003) was a New Zealand cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played for Otago. He was born and died at Auckland.[1]

Howden made two first-class appearances for the team, during the 1937–38 Plunket Shield season. He scored 11 runs in two innings on his debut, and 52 runs in his second match.[2]

Educated at King's College, Howden followed his father Ernest in qualifying as a doctor.[1] He served in the New Zealand Medical Corps during World War II.[3] Both his father and uncle, Alister, also played first-class cricket. Following his death in 2003 an obituary was published in the New Zealand Cricket Almanack of 2006.[1]

Notes and References

  1. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 71. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/22/22172/22172.html Peter Howden
  3. https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/124337 Charles Peter Howden