Stephen John Howard (born 7 February 1949 in
Launceston,
Tasmania
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er, who played for
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. His career was from 1969 until 1980.
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style was right-arm
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Howard debuted for Tasmania in a limited overs match against Victoria in late November 1969 and scored 39 not out, winning the Man of the Match award. His first-class debut came a month later when Tasmania played a New Zealand XI in Hobart.
Stephen Howard's sole first-class century was scored for Tasmania during a match against New South Wales in Hobart during the 1976–77 season.
He was an opening batsman for the Tasmanian team which won the
Gillette Cup in 1978–79.
Howard also played senior football with
City-South in the
NTFA during the late 1960s.
See also
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List of Tasmanian representative cricketers
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References
External links
Cricket Archive
1949 births
Living people
Australian cricketers
Tasmania cricketers
Cricketers from Launceston, Tasmania
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