| Stephen Howard | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Stephen John Howard |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Tasmania |
| Year1: | 1969/70 - 1978/79 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 20 |
| Runs1: | 819 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/2 |
| Top Score1: | 111 |
| Deliveries1: | 88 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/12 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 16 |
| Runs2: | 303 |
| Bat Avg2: | 20.20 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 61 |
| Deliveries2: | 56 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 88.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/– |
| Date: | 4 January |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5712.html Cricinfo |
Stephen John Howard (born 7 February 1949) is a former Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1969 until 1980.
A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, Howard debuted for Tasmania in the first List A cricket match played in Australia. On the losing side against Victoria in late November 1969 he scored 39 not out, winning Australia's first man of the match award.[1] His first-class debut came a month later when Tasmania played a New Zealand XI in Hobart.[2]
Howard's sole first-class century was scored for Tasmania during a match against New South Wales in Hobart during the 1976–77 season. He went to the wicket with the score at 3 for 8 and made 111 out of a team total of 227.[3] He was a member of Tasmania's inaugural Sheffield Shield team in October 1977.[4] He was an opening batsman for the Tasmanian team that won the Gillette Cup in 1978–79.[5] In 1979 he played a season as the professional for Nelson in the Lancashire League.[6]
Howard also played senior Australian rules football with City-South in the NTFA during the late 1960s.