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Tony Howard
Personal information
Full name
Anthony Bourne Howard
Born (1946-08-27) 27 August 1946 (age 78)
Saint Michael, Barbados
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 143) 6 April 1972 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years Team
1965/66–1974/75 Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 1 31
Runs scored 310
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 42*
Balls bowled 372 5,694
Wickets 2 85
Bowling average 70.00 27.30
5 wickets in innings 0 2
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/140 5/46
Catches/stumpings 0/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2022

Anthony Bourne Howard (born 27 August 1946) is a former West Indies international cricketer who played in one Test match in 1972, taking two wickets for 140 in a drawn match against New Zealand.

He played 31 first class matches from 1965–66 to 1974–75, representing the West Indies and Barbados, and took 85 wickets with his off spin. He retired at the age of 29 to pursue a career in business, but remained involved in cricket, and became manager of the Barbados team in 1998 before taking over the national team in March 2004.

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