Country: | England |
Fullname: | William Oliver Fitzalen Howard |
Birth Date: | 13 February 1981 |
Birth Place: | Guildford, Surrey, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Wicket-keeper |
Club1: | Oxford UCCE |
Year1: | 2002 - 2004 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 5 |
Runs1: | 131 |
Bat Avg1: | 21.83 |
100S/50S1: | –/1 |
Top Score1: | 72 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/2 |
Date: | 16 July |
Year: | 2020 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/15334.html Cricinfo |
William Oliver Fitzalen Howard (born 13 February 1981) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Howard was born at Guildford and was educated at Cranleigh School, before going up to Oxford Brookes University.[1] While studying at Oxford Brookes, he played first-class cricket for Oxford MCCU from 2002–04, making five appearances.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper, he scored 131 runs in his five matches at an average of 21.83 and a high score of 72, his only first-class half century.[3]
After trials with Sussex and Leicestershire, Howard founded a theatre ticketing business.[1] In 2008, he toured Uganda with a Marylebone Cricket Club team captained by Jamie Dalrymple in 2008, playing minor matches against the Uganda national cricket team.[4]