Christopher Howland

Christopher Burfield Howland (6 February 1936 – 14 May 2010) was an English amateur cricketer who mainly played for Cambridge University Cricket Club. He was a wicket-keeper who played for a number of amateur teams and worked in the City of London.

Early life Howland was born in Whitstable in Kent in 1936 and educated at Dulwich College and Clare College, Cambridge. He played cricket for his school, for Beckenham Cricket Club and, in 1955, for the Kent Second XI before serving in the British Army on National Service. He made his first-class cricket debut for the Combined Services team whilst in the Army, playing against Glamorgan in May 1956 and played in two other non-first-class matches for the Army team.

University and cricket After going up to Cambridge University in 1957, Howland played for the University cricket team for three years, making a total of 48 first-class appearances for the team, He toured South America with Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1958/59 and Canada with the club in 1959 and played for the Gentlemen against the Players in 1959. He died in Farnborough in 2010 aged 74.