Richard Howitt (cricketer, born 1977)
{{Short description|English cricketer}}
{{Other people|Richard Howitt}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
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| country = England
| fullname = Richard William John Howitt
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|8|17|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
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| club1 = Bedfordshire
| year1 = 2005–2008
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| club2 = Berkshire
| year2 = 2003–2004
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| club3 = Cambridge University
| year3 = 2000
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| club4 = Lincolnshire
| year4 = 1999–2002
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| columns = 2
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 6
| runs1 = 274
| bat avg1 = 34.25
| 100s/50s1 = 1/1
| top score1 = 118*
| deliveries1 = 360
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 63.50
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 2/54
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 9
| runs2 = 155
| bat avg2 = 17.22
| 100s/50s2 = –/1
| top score2 = 52
| deliveries2 = 72
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 83.00
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 1/33
| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–
| date = 25 September
| year = 2010
| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14285.html Cricinfo
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Richard William John Howitt (born 17 August 1977) is a former English cricketer. Howitt is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
Early life
He lived in Bottesford on Pinfold Lane, attending Grantham Journal Friday 26 May 1989, page 93Belvoir High School.Grantham Journal Friday 8 June 1990, page 70
He gained a scholarship to Denstone CollegeGrantham Journal Friday 26 February 1993, page 59 and was awarded the D of E Gold in 1995.Grantham Journal Friday 15 December 1995, page 5
Career
Howitt made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Lincolnshire in 1999 against Hertfordshire. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the county in 24 Minor Counties Championship matches, as well as 13 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches, the last of which came in the 2002 Trophy against the Leicestershire Cricket Board. Howitt also made his List-A debut for Lincolnshire in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Wales Minor Counties. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the county in 7 List-A matches, the last of which came against Cheshire in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002.
Educated at Cambridge University, Howitt made his first-class debut for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 2000 against Lancashire. During the 2000 season, he represented the University in 6 first-class matches, the last of which came in against Oxford University.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/First-Class_Matches.html First-Class Matches played by Richard Howitt] In his 6 first-class matches, he scored 274 runs at a batting average of 34.25, with a single half century and single century high score of 118*.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/f_Batting_by_Team.html First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Howitt] With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 63.50, with best figures of 2/54.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class Bowling For Each Team by Richard Howitt]
In 2005, Howitt joined Berkshire, making his debut for the county in the 2003 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. From 2003 to 2004, he represented the county in 8 Minor Counties Championship matches, as well as 2 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches against Hertfordshire and Wales Minor Counties. He also represented the county in 2 List-A matches, the first of which came against Durham in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy and the second of which came against Kent in the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/List_A_Matches.html List-A Matches played by Richard Howitt] In his combined List-A career, he scored 155 runs at an average of 17.22, with a single half century high score of 52. With the ball he took a single wicket at a cost of 83.00, with best figures of 1/33. He also took 2 catches.
In 2006, he joined Bedfordshire, where he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Cumberland. From 2006 to 2008, he represented the county in 12 matches, with his final match coming in the 2006 Championship against Norfolk.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Howitt] Howitt also represented the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy, making his debut for the county in that competition against Suffolk. From 2006 to 2006, he represented the county in 8 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Oxfordshire in the 2006 Trophy.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Richard Howitt]
In 2017, Howitt played club cricket for Wolverhampton Cricket Club in the Birmingham and District Premier League.{{Cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/Birmingham_and_District_Premier_League_Matches.html |title=Birmingham and District Premier League Matches played by Richard Howitt |access-date=30 October 2017 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105044727/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/Birmingham_and_District_Premier_League_Matches.html |url-status=dead }}
After cricket, Howitt joined St Edward's School, Oxford, as their cricket master,{{cite magazine |author= |date=24 November 2017 |title=The Playing Fields of England: An A–Z guide to the summer game's top 100 schools 2018 |url=https://issuu.com/thecricketermag/docs/schools-issuu |magazine=The Cricketer |location=page 53 |access-date=16 October 2024|via=issuu}} later becoming a housemaster for Malvern College{{cite magazine |author= |title=The Cricketer Schools Guide 2021: Featuring the Top 100 Senior, Top 20 all-girls and Top 50 Junior & Prep Schools |url=https://issuu.com/thecricketermag/docs/binder2_e74d30d28b4eb2 |magazine=The Cricketer |location=pages 5 – 6 |date=15 December 2020 |access-date=16 October 2024|via=issuu}} then Housemaster of Laundimer at Oundle School as of September 2023.{{Cite web |url=https://www.oundleschool.org.uk/building/laundimer/ |title=Laundimer |publisher=Oundle School |access-date=7 September 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14285.html Richard Howitt] at Cricinfo
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9097/9097.html Richard Howitt] at CricketArchive
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Category:Cricketers from Grantham
Category:Cricketers from Leicestershire
Category:People educated at Denstone College
Category:People from Bottesford, Leicestershire
Category:Lincolnshire cricketers
Category:Cambridge University cricketers
Category:Bedfordshire cricketers