# Michael Howat
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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Michael Gerald Howat
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|3|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Tavistock](/source/Tavistock), [Devon](/source/Devon), England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| nickname =
| family = [Gerald Howat](/source/Gerald_Howat) (father)
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [medium-fast](/source/Seam_bowling)
| role =
| club1 = [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club)
| year1 = 1977–1980
| columns = 2
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 26
| runs1 = 194
| bat avg1 = 10.21
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 32
| deliveries1 = 2,942
| wickets1 = 26
| bowl avg1 = 60.00
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 3/39
| catches/stumpings1 = 7/–
| column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches2 = 2
| runs2 = 2
| bat avg2 = 2.00
| 100s/50s2 = –/–
| top score2 = 2
| deliveries2 = 54
| wickets2 = 0
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = –/–
| date = 4 September
| year = 2019
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/14993.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Michael Gerald Howat''' (born '''Michael Gerald Henderson-Howat''', born 2 March 1958) is an [English](/source/English_people) former [cricket](/source/cricket)er.
==Life and education==
Howat is the son of the cricketer and schoolmaster [Gerald Howat](/source/Gerald_Howat). He was born in March 1958 at [Tavistock](/source/Tavistock). He was educated at [Abingdon School](/source/Abingdon_School) from 1968 until 1975.[{{cite web|url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/1968_October_V014_N006.pdf#page=65|title=Salvete|publisher=The Abingdonian}}]
==Cricket career==
Howat started playing cricket for the under-13 team before being selected for the second XI in 1971 and the first XI by 1974. He won the Morris Cup for the best all-rounder and broke the School record by claiming 62 wickets in one season. He was also a competent field hockey player.[{{cite web|url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/1975_November_V016_N008.pdf#page=15|title=Sport Cricket|publisher=The Abingdonian}}] He later studied at [Magdalene College, Cambridge](/source/Magdalene_College%2C_Cambridge).[{{cite book |title=The Cambridge University List of Members |date=1991 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |pages=660 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=05AcAQAAMAAJ |language=en}}]
While studying at Cambridge,[{{cite web |title=Michael Howat Profile - Cricket Player England |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/michael-howat-14993 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}] he made his debut in [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) against [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club) at [Fenner's](/source/Fenner's) in 1977. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1980, making 26 appearances.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30418/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Michael Howat |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-04 |url-access=subscription}}] In his 26 matches, he took 26 wickets with his right-arm [medium-fast](/source/Seam_bowling) bowling at a high [average](/source/bowling_average) of 60.00, with best figures of 3 for 39.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30418/f_Bowling_by_Team.html |title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Michael Howat |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-04 |url-access=subscription}}] With the bat, he scored 194 runs at a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 10.21, with a high score of 32.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30418/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Michael Howat |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-04 |url-access=subscription}}][{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches played by Michael Howat (26) |url=https://stats.acscricket.com/Archive/Players/30/30418/First-Class_Matches.html |website=stats.acscricket.com}}] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made two [List A one-day](/source/List_A_cricket) appearances for the [Combined Universities cricket team](/source/British_Universities_cricket_team), making a single appearance apiece in the [1978](/source/1978_Benson_%26_Hedges_Cup) and [1980 Benson & Hedges Cup](/source/1980_Benson_%26_Hedges_Cup).[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30418/List_A_Matches.html |title=List A Matches played by Michael Howat |website=CricketArchive |accessdate=2019-09-04 |url-access=subscription}}]
==See also==
* [List of Old Abingdonians](/source/List_of_Old_Abingdonians)
==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=14993}}
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Category:1958 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Tavistock
Category:Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Category:English cricketers
Category:Cambridge University cricketers
Category:British Universities cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Devon
Category:Alumni of the University of Cambridge
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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