Harry Howell (cricketer)

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.

Harry Howell
Personal information
Full name
Henry Howell[1]
Born(1890-11-29)29 November 1890
Hockley, Warwickshire, England
Died9 July 1932(1932-07-09) (aged 41)
Selly Oak, Warwickshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 185)31 December 1920 v Australia
Last Test16 August 1924 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 5 227
Runs scored 15 1,679
Batting average 7.50 7.80
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 5 36
Balls bowled 918 43,112
Wickets 7 975
Bowling average 79.85 21.23
5 wickets in innings 0 75
10 wickets in match 0 18
Best bowling 4/115 10/51
Catches/stumpings 0/– 67/–
Source: CricInfo, 28 June 2019
Association football career
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Burslem Swifts
1913–1920 Wolverhampton Wanderers[1] 38 (6)
1920–1921 Southampton 0 (0)
1921–1922 Northfleet
1922–1923 Accrington Stanley 3 (0)
Mansfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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, and 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 9 July 1932 in Selly Oak, Birmingham.

Football career statistics

Source:[8]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1913–14 Second Division 15032182
1914–15 Second Division 12400124
1919–20 Second Division 11200112
Total 38632418
Southampton 1920–21 Third Division South 000000
Accrington Stanley 1922–23 Third Division North 300030
Career total 41632448

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Wolverhampton Wanderers". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Harry Howell stats at cricinfo
  4. "County Championship at Birmingham, Jun 14-16 1922". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  5. "Poacher-turned-gamekeeper". ESPN Cricinfo. 24 May 2005. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 144. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  7. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  8. Harry Howell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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