Thomas Charles Howard (19 July 1781 – 18 May 1864) was an English professional

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er who played

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from 1803 to 1828. He was mainly associated with Hampshire sides but also played for

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(MCC), where he was employed as a ground staff bowler. Howard was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper but he was noted as a right arm fast medium bowler, using the

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style. He made 88 known appearances in first-class cricket and is one of a handful of players who appeared for both teams in the

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series. Howard played for the Players in the inaugural and second

matches in 1806 and made further appearances for the Players to 1829. He also played for the Gentlemen as a

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in 1820, when his involvement in nine dismissals was a factor in their 70 run victory.CricketArchive – match scorecard
Retrieved on 18 September 2009.

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1781 births 1864 deaths English cricketers English cricketers of 1787 to 1825 English cricketers of 1826 to 1863 Hampshire cricketers Players cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Left-Handed v Right-Handed cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Non-international England cricketers Epsom cricketers Godalming Cricket Club cricketers E. H. Budd's XI cricketers Old Wykehamists cricketers People from Hartley Wintney William Ward's XI cricketers George Osbaldeston's XI cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1780s-stub