About Richard Howitt
Lived 1864 – 1951 (aged 86). Richard Howitt was a British cricketer.
Richard Holmes Howitt (21 July 1864 – 10 January 1951) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1893 to 1901. He was born at Farnsfield Grange in Nottinghamshire in 1864.
Cricket career Howitt made his first-class debut in a match versus the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in May, 1893. His top score of 119 was in a County Championship match for Nottinghamshire against Sussex in May, 1895. He died at Farndon, Nottinghamshire in 1951.
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Who was Richard Howitt?
British cricketer (1864-1951)
When was Richard Howitt born?
Richard Howitt was born on 21 July 1864 in Farnsfield.
When did Richard Howitt die?
Richard Howitt died on 10 January 1951 in Farndon.
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Richard Howitt was a cricketer.
What nationality was Richard Howitt?
Richard Howitt was British.
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· DBpedia: Richard Howitt (cricketer, born 1864)
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