Barry John Howard (21 May 1926 – 27 April 2019) was an English cricketer active from 1947 to 1953 who played for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

in 35 matches as a righthanded batsman. He was born in

Hyde, Cheshire Hyde is a town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 34,003 in 2011. Historically in Cheshire, it is northeast of Stockport, west of Glossop and east of Manchester. History Early history Newton Hall was prese ...

, on 21 May 1926. Howard was awarded his county cap in 1947, his debut season. He scored 1,232 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 114, one of three centuries. He became president of Lancashire County Cricket Club 1987 to 1988. His father was

Rupert Howard Rupert Howard (17 April 1889 – 10 September 1967) was an English cricketer active from 1922 to 1933 who played for Lancashire. He was born in Ashton-under-Lyne and died in Manchester. He appeared in eight first-class matches as a righthanded ...

and his elder brother was Nigel Howard.Barry Howard at CricketArchive
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at ESPNcricinfo * '' Playfair Cricket Annual'' – 1948 edition Lancashire cricketers English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers 1926 births 2019 deaths Minor Counties cricketers People from Hyde, Greater Manchester {{england-cricket-bio-1920s-stub