Alister Howden

Alister Howden (20 August 1877 – 25 November 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland between 1906 and 1914.[1]

Alister Howden
Alister Howden in 1910
Personal information
Full nameAlister Macdonald Howden
Born(1877-08-20)20 August 1877
Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
Died25 November 1938(1938-11-25) (aged 61)
Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RelationsCharles Howden (brother)
Peter Howden (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1906-07 to 1914-15Auckland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 11
Runs scored 95
Batting average 7.91
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 29
Balls bowled 1888
Wickets 53
Bowling average 18.00
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/87
Catches/stumpings 5/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 November 2017

Life and career

Alister Howden was born in Scotland and moved to New Zealand with his family as a boy. After attending Otago Boys' High School he worked for the Bank of Australasia in Invercargill before taking other positions in financial institutions in New Zealand.[2] He went into business as a grain and produce merchant in Auckland in the 1900s.[2]

In 1908-09 Howden took 7 for 87 and 5 for 61 with his leg-spin to help Auckland retain the Plunket Shield against Otago, dismissing his brother Charles in each innings.[3] In January 1910, after Howden had taken six wickets against Canterbury and eight against Wellington to help Auckland retain the Shield, an Auckland cricket writer said: "it is the opinion of many experts that he is without exception the best bowler in New Zealand at present".[4] He was selected in the first of the two matches New Zealand played against Australia later that season, but had no success.[5]

He was also an accomplished golfer who won several local championships.[2]

He died in November 1938, survived by his wife and four sons.[2] He left an estate worth 11,000 pounds.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Alister Howden". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  2. "Citizen's Death: Mr. A. M. Howden". New Zealand Herald: 17. 26 November 1938.
  3. "Auckland v Otago 1908-09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. "Cricket: Notes and Comments". New Zealand Herald: 5. 19 January 1910.
  5. Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 51.
  6. "Auckland Estates". New Zealand Herald: 15. 20 December 1938.
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