William Oliver Fitzalen Howard (born 13 February 1981) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William Oliver Fitzalen Howard | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 February 1981 Guildford, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Oxford UCCE | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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][notes 1] 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]
Notes and references edit
- ^ Oxford UCCE differed from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Will Howard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Will Howard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Will Howard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Dalrymple leads MCC to Uganda". ESPNcricinfo. 11 February 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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