| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | English | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 5 | 227 | ||
| Runs scored | 15 | 1679 | ||
| Batting average | 7.50 | 7.80 | ||
| 100s/50s | -/- | 0/0 | ||
| Top score | 5 | 36 | ||
| Balls bowled | 918 | 43112 | ||
| Wickets | 7 | 975 | ||
| Bowling average | 79.85 | 21.23 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 75 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | 18 | ||
| Best bowling | 4/115 | 10/51 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | -/- | 67/0 | ||
| Source: [1], | ||||
Henry Howell (29 November 1890, Hockley, Birmingham, Warwickshire – 9 July 1932, Selly Oak, Warwickshire) was an English footballer and cricketer who played in 5 Tests from 1920 to 1924.
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He was a right-handed fast bowler and right-handed batsman who played county cricket for Warwickshire.[1]
He made 5 appearances in tests for the England cricket team, with his first match at the MCG during England's 1920-21 Ashes series with Australia. His last England Test appearance was in August 1924 at The Oval against South Africa. He took a total of 7 wickets in his test career.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Howell[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 November 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Hockley, West Midlands, England | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 2003 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Selly Oak, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Burslem Port Vale | 9 | (6) | |
| 1913–1920 | Wolverhampton Wanderers[2] | 38 | (6) |
| 1920–1921 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Northfleet United | ? | (?) |
| 1922–1923 | Accrington Stanley | 3 | (0) |
| Mansfield Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Howell played for Burslem Swifts and Wolverhampton Wanderers during World War I as well as guesting for both Stoke and Port Vale. Despite only being a guest he was the Valiants top scorer during the 1918–19 season with nine goals.
He returned to Wolves in the summer of 1919 and later played for Southampton (without making any first-team appearances), Northfleet, Accrington Stanley (on trial) and Macclesfield Town.[3] He made a total of 38 Football League appearances with Wolves and three with Accrington Stanley.[2]