Michael Howat

Michael Gerald Howat (born Michael Gerald Henderson-Howat) (born 2 March 1958) is an English former cricketer.

Michael Howat

Personal information
Full name	Michael Gerald Howat
Born	(1958-03-02) 2 March 1958 Tavistock, Devon, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Relations	Gerald Howat (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977–1980	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 26 2 Runs scored 194 2 Batting average 10.21 2.00 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 32 2 Balls bowled 2,942 54 Wickets 26 0 Bowling average 60.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 3/39 – Catches/stumpings 7/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 September 2019

Education

The son of the cricketer and schoolmaster Gerald Howat, he was born in March 1958 at Tavistock. He was educated at Abingdon School from 1968 until 1975.[1] He started playing cricket for the under-13 team before being selected for the second XI in 1971 and the first XI by 1974. He won the Morris Cup for the best all-rounder and broke the School record by claiming 62 wickets in one season. He was also a competent field hockey player.[2] He later studied at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[3]

Cricket career

While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Leicestershire at Fenner's in 1977. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1980, making 26 appearances.[4] In his 26 matches, he took 26 wickets with his right-arm medium-fast bowling at a high average of 60.00, with best figures of 3 for 39.[5] With the bat, he scored 194 runs at a batting average of 10.21, with a high score of 32.[6] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made two List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team, making a single appearance apiece in the 1978 and 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup.[7]

See also

• List of Old Abingdonians

References

1. "Salvete" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
2. "Sport Cricket" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
3. The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 660.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Michael Howat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
5. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Michael Howat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Howat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
7. "List A Matches played by Michael Howat". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2019.

External links

• Michael Howat at ESPNcricinfo