Christopher Howland

Christopher Burfield Howland (6 February 1936 – 14 May 2010) was an English amateur cricketer who mainly played for Cambridge University Cricket Club. He was a wicket-keeper who played for a number of amateur teams and worked in the City of London.

Not to be confused with Chris Howland, British radio and TV presenter largely in (West) Germany.

Christopher Howland
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Burfield Howland
Born(1936-02-06)6 February 1936
Whitstable, Kent
Died14 May 2010(2010-05-14) (aged 74)
Farnborough, London
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1960Cambridge University
1960Sussex
1965Kent
FC debut19 May 1956 Combined Services
 v Glamorgan
Last FC7 September 1968 MCC v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 64
Runs scored 1,629
Batting average 16.96
100s/50s 1/5
Top score 124
Balls bowled 12
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 130/21
Source: CricInfo, 7 November 2017

Early life

Howland was born in Whitstable in Kent in 1936 and educated at Dulwich College and Clare College, Cambridge.[1][2] He played cricket for his school, for Beckenham Cricket Club and, in 1955, for the Kent Second XI before serving in the British Army on National Service. He made his first-class cricket debut for the Combined Services team whilst in the Army, playing against Glamorgan in May 1956 and played in two other non-first-class matches for the Army side.[3]

University and cricket

After going up to Cambridge University in 1957, Howland played for the University cricket team for three years, making a total of 48 first-class appearances for the side.[3] He captained the team in his final year and gained his Blue in 1958, playing in all three University Matches against Oxford whilst he was a student.[4] He toured South America with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1958/59 and Canada with the club in 1959[3][5] and played for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1959.[4]

In 1960 he played in four first-class matches for Sussex County Cricket Club after graduating, but his career in the City meant that he was unable to commit to playing cricket at first-class level, although he remained a keen club player and appeared in six first-class matches for MCC between 1961 and 1968 and two for Free Foresters in 1961.[3][4] He played twice for Kent County Cricket Club in 1965 and made his last first-class appearance against Ireland in Dublin in 1968.[3]

Later life

Howland was the Chairman of the Lord's Taverners in 1978–79 and served on a number of committees at Lord's.[4] His brother, Peter Howland, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1969.[4]

In 1983 Howland joined the fledgling cable television sports channel Screensport as marketing director.[6] He died in Farnborough in 2010 aged 74.[2]

References
  1. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1959, p. 291.
  2. Chris Howland, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  3. Christopher Howland, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-12. (subscription required)
  4. Howland, Christopher Burfield, Obituaries in 2010, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 2011. (Available online. Retrieved 2017-11-10.)
  5. Silk D (1960) MCC in Canada 1959, in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1960. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  6. Sport cable group gets two major U.S. investors, The Stage, 30 December 1983, p.12.
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