Geoff Howarth

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = New Zealand
country = New Zealand
country abbrev = NZ
name = Geoff Howarth
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand bat
bowling style = Right-arm offbreak
balls = true
tests = 47
test runs = 2531
test bat avg = 32.44
test 100s/50s = 6/11
test top score = 147
test overs = 614
test wickets = 3
test bowl avg = 90.33
test 5s = -
test 10s = -
test best bowling = 1/13
test catches/stumpings = 29/-
ODIs = 70
ODI runs = 1384
ODI bat avg = 23.06
ODI 100s/50s = -/6
ODI top score = 76
ODI overs = 90
ODI wickets = 3
ODI bowl avg = 22.66
ODI 5s = -
ODI 10s = -
ODI best bowling = 1/4
ODI catches/stumpings = 16/-
date = 4 February
year = 2006
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37254.html Cricinfo

Geoffrey (Geoff) Philip Howarth (born 29 March 1951, Auckland) was a New Zealand cricketer, who remains the only New Zealand captain to have positive win-loss records in both Test cricket and ODI cricket. Howarth played some Test cricket with his elder brother, Hedley Howarth, 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. 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.

Howarth played for Surrey County Cricket Club in England for a number of seasons.

External links

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