Geoff Howarth

Geoff Howarth
Personal information
Full name	Geoffrey Philip Howarth
Born	29 March 1951 (age 73); Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Relations	Hedley Howarth (brother)
International information
National side	New Zealand (1975-1985);
Test debut (cap 132)	20 February 1975 v England
Last Test	4 May 1985 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 19)	8 March 1975 v England
Last ODI	23 April 1985 v West Indies
Domestic team information
1971–1985	Surrey
1972–1974	Auckland
1974–1986	Northern Districts
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 22 October 2016

Geoffrey Philip Howarth OBE (born 29 March 1951) is a former New Zealand cricketer and former captain, who remains the only New Zealand captain to have positive win-loss records in both Test cricket and ODI cricket.

Domestic career

His highest first-class score was 183, for Surrey against Hampshire at The Oval in 1979, "a cultured innings lasting four hours"^[1] which helped Surrey to an eight-wicket victory. His best bowling figures were 5 for 32 for Auckland against Central Districts at Auckland in 1973-74.

Howarth played 188 matches for Surrey County Cricket Club in England between 1971 and 1985, and was the first overseas player to captain the club, which he did in 1984–85.

International career

Howarth played some Test cricket with his elder brother Hedley, but most of his 47-Test career did not overlap with Hedley's. He played most of his career as a specialist batsman, captaining the team for 30 of those 47 Tests, and although his batting average of only 32 was not stunning, he did make six Test centuries. Four of those came while he was not captaining the side.

In his debut series as captain, he led the side to their first Test series victory over the West Indies, when New Zealand won the first Test chasing 104 after being 73 for 8, then drew the second Test thanks to 147 from Howarth, and also survived an evenly fought third Test.

After cricket

He also became coach for the New Zealand team in the early 1990s and was coach of the ill-fated tour of South Africa in 1994.

Legacy

Howarth was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to cricket in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours.^[2] In the 1984 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire.^[3]

International centuries

Test centuries

Test centuries of Geoff Howarth
No	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
[1]	122	11	England	Auckland, New Zealand	Eden Park	1978	Drawn
[2]	102	11	England	Auckland, New Zealand	Eden Park	1978	Drawn
[3]	123	14	England	London, England	Lord's	1978	Lost
[4]	114	16	Pakistan	Napier, New Zealand	McLean Park	1979	Drawn
[5]	147	19	West Indies	Christchurch, New Zealand	Lancaster Park	1980	Drawn
[6]	137*	23	India	Wellington, New Zealand	Basin Reserve	1981	Won

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Sri Lanka	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	9 June 1979	63* (75 balls, 8x4, 1x6)	New Zealand won by 9 wickets.^[4]

References

^ Wisden 1980, p. 570.
^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 48641, 12 June 1981. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ London Gazette (supplement), No. 49769, 15 June 1984. Retrieved 6 February 2013.
^ "1979 Prudential World Cup - 2nd Match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka - Nottingham". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mark Burgess	New Zealand national cricket captain 1979/80–1984/85	Succeeded by Jeremy Coney

[1] Wisden 1980, p. 570.

[2] London Gazette (supplement), No. 48641, 12 June 1981. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[3] London Gazette (supplement), No. 49769, 15 June 1984. Retrieved 6 February 2013.

[4] "1979 Prudential World Cup - 2nd Match - New Zealand v Sri Lanka - Nottingham". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.

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