Geoff Howarth

Geoff Howarth

OBE
Howrath in 1978
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Philip Howarth
Born (1951-03-29) 29 March 1951 (age 73)
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsHedley Howarth (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 132)20 February 1975 v England
Last Test4 May 1985 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 19)8 March 1975 v England
Last ODI23 April 1985 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971–1985Surrey
1972/73–1973/74Auckland
1973/74–1985/86Northern Districts
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 47 70 338 278
Runs scored 2,531 1,384 17,294 5,997
Batting average 32.44 23.06 31.90 23.98
100s/50s 6/11 0/6 32/88 2/29
Top score 147 76 183 122
Balls bowled 614 90 8,525 682
Wickets 3 3 112 24
Bowling average 90.33 22.66 32.10 20.29
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/13 1/4 5/32 4/16
Catches/stumpings 29/– 16/– 229/– 76/–
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. He was the third most successful test captain for New Zealand winning 36.7% of games with 11 wins from 30 test matches.[1][2]

  1. ^ Voerman, Andrew (15 December 2022). "By the numbers: Kane Williamson steps down as Black Caps' most successful test captain". Stuff. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Williamson stands down as test skipper". Otago Daily Times Online News. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.