New Zealand / Players
Full name Hedley John Howarth
Born December 25, 1943, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Died November 7, 2008 (aged 64 years 318 days)
Major teams New Zealand, Auckland
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relation Brother - GP Howarth
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 30 | 42 | 18 | 291 | 61 | 12.12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 9 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6.00 | 26 | 69.23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| First-class | 145 | 179 | 58 | 1668 | 61 | 13.78 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 0 | |||
| List A | 30 | 16 | 6 | 106 | 29 | 10.60 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 30 | 50 | 8833 | 3178 | 86 | 5/34 | 9/100 | 36.95 | 2.15 | 102.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 9 | 8 | 492 | 280 | 11 | 3/29 | 3/29 | 25.45 | 3.41 | 44.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 145 | 37421 | 13674 | 541 | 8/75 | 25.27 | 2.19 | 69.1 | 31 | 6 | |||
| List A | 30 | 1657 | 937 | 46 | 5/22 | 5/22 | 20.36 | 3.39 | 36.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jul 24-28, 1969 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, Feb 25-Mar 1, 1977 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Christchurch, Feb 11, 1973 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 18, 1975 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1962/63 - 1978/79 |
| List A span | 1969/70 - 1977/78 |
A conventional slow left-armer, Hedley Howarth and his excellent control and craft flight meant that for some time he was New Zealand's leading slow bowler. He was steady rather than spectacular - he only took five wickets in an innings twice, both in the subcontinent in 1969-70 - and was often used in long spells to stem the flow of runs. At Lord's in 1973, when New Zealand had a real chance of beating England, he sent down 70 overs in the second innings, finishing with 4 for 144. He preferred to have a go with the bat - with interesting results - but was a capable stonewaller when the occasion demanded.
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