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Geoff Howarth

Top-order batter · 1975 to 1985 · 117 internationals

New Zealand
Test47 matchesODI70 matches
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117Internationals
3,915Runs
6Hundreds
6Wickets
45Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test478352,53114732.44--6117-1
ODI706551,3847623.062,30160.14061--
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test47206142027131/131/1390.332.64204.66000
ODI7079006831/41/422.664.5330.0000-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test4786290290.3372 (2ct 0st)
ODI7069160160.2312 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Geoff Howarth: Test and ODI stats

Test

47 matches · 1975-1985

2,531runs
Matches
47
Average
32.44
Strike rate
-
Hundreds
6
Highest
147
Fifties
11
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ODI

70 matches · 1975-1985

1,384runs
Matches
70
Average
23.06
Strike rate
60.14
Hundreds
0
Highest
76
Fifties
6
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Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 2,531 65%ODI 1,384 35%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test838320201975-02-201985-05-04Complete
ODI6564771975-03-091985-04-2398%

Questions fans ask about Geoff Howarth

How many Test runs has Geoff Howarth scored?
Geoff Howarth has 2,531 runs in 83 Test innings from 47 matches at an average of 32.44. Highest score: 147.
What is Geoff Howarth's Test batting average?
Geoff Howarth's Test batting average is 32.44, from 2,531 runs and 83 innings.
How many ODI runs has Geoff Howarth scored?
Geoff Howarth has 1,384 runs in 65 ODI innings from 70 matches at an average of 23.06 and a strike rate of 60.14. Highest score: 76.
What is Geoff Howarth's ODI batting average?
Geoff Howarth's ODI batting average is 23.06, from 1,384 runs and 65 innings.
How many international centuries does Geoff Howarth have?
Geoff Howarth has 6 international hundreds: 6 in Test.
Which teams has Geoff Howarth played international cricket for?
Geoff Howarth is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

116 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1985-05-04New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-04-26New Zealand v West IndiesTestWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-04-23New Zealand v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 112 runs
1985-04-17New Zealand v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-04-14New Zealand v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 130 runs
1985-04-06New Zealand v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1985-03-29New Zealand v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1985-03-27New Zealand v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 6 wickets
1985-03-20New Zealand v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 23 runs
1985-03-09New Zealand v West IndiesODIWest Indies won by 6 wickets
1985-03-05India v New ZealandODIIndia won by 7 wickets
1985-02-23New Zealand v Sri LankaODINew Zealand won by 51 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1975 to 1985

Geoff Howarth in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

2,531Runs
32.44Average
-Strike rate
6Hundreds
11Fifties
147Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career47206142027131/131/1390.332.64204.66000
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career4786290290.3372 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
07001,4002,1002k runs: 1983-08-252k2,531197519771979198119831985
Test runs by year
02004001975: 68 runs6819751976: 105 runs1051977: 131 runs13119771978: 560 runs5601979: 176 runs17619791980: 393 runs3931981: 172 runs17219811982: 183 runs1831983: 226 runs22619831984: 256 runs2561985: 261 runs2611985
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught56 · 67.5%
Bowled14 · 16.9%
LBW3 · 3.6%
Run out5 · 6.0%
Not out5 · 6.0%
Test batting position: average and innings
125.7814 inns
221.758 inns
335.8733 inns
445.0617 inns
516.254 inns
618.606 inns
7-0 inns
8-0 inns
911 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
211runs
21.10average
31.77strike rate
150s
0100s

Test record by situation

complete career
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England1527391012337.912,48236.66332940
Pakistan814034011424.28--103-1
Australia71314686539.001,05844.23050570
West Indies712039714733.081,03138.50110310
India591216137*27.00--101-0
Sri Lanka5802006225.0050139.92021170
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home274531,46614734.90--543-1
Away193621,04212330.64--173-0
Neutral120232311.50--00120
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match17172842137*56.13--351-0
2nd innings of the match3030189514730.86--222-1
3rd innings of the match1818253710233.56--132550
4th innings of the match181802576714.27--012-0
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 181403618425.7887841.11030350
No. 25801745921.75--011-0
No. 3203311,14812335.87--423-1
No. 41217267614745.06--243690
No. 5340654516.2526124.9000050
No. 64619351*18.60--010-0
No. 91111414*N/A5028.0000010
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won12201558137*29.361,31142.56131560
Lost1734389112328.74--165870
Drawn182911,08214738.64--421-1
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
19752316851*34.0013650.0001080
19764801053813.12--002-0
19772401315932.7532640.18010180
1978612256012356.001,64234.10311540
197935017611435.20--101-1
198059039314743.6680848.63120340
1981351172137*43.0043439.63101160
198235118358*45.7545040.66020250
198361102266720.5463335.70012220
19846902566228.4457244.75020270
198571202618421.7575234.70010250
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1
Geoff Howarth: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Eden Park916155812237.20--231-0
Lancaster Park913033814726.00--102360
Basin Reserve6112372137*41.3396738.46110380
Kennington Oval2401659441.2548833.81021120
Lord's24116212354.0038741.86101160
Trent Bridge2411253641.6632838.10000130
University Oval, Dunedin240843321.0024833.8700070
All478352,53114732.44--6117-1

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 6

  1. 137*v IndiaBasin Reserve · 1981-02-21
  2. 147v West IndiesLancaster Park · 1980-02-22
  3. 114v PakistanMcLean Park · 1979-02-16
  4. 123v EnglandLord's · 1978-08-24
  5. 102v EnglandEden Park · 1978-03-04
  6. 122v EnglandEden Park · 1978-03-04

Best Test performances

Geoff Howarth: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
14726156.32130West IndiesLancaster Park1980-02-22
137*23757.80150IndiaBasin Reserve1981-02-21
12329142.26140EnglandLord's1978-08-24
12235634.26120EnglandEden Park1978-03-04
114--111PakistanMcLean Park1979-02-16
10230133.88130EnglandEden Park1978-03-04
9422541.7760EnglandKennington Oval1978-07-27
8422737.0060West IndiesSabina Park1985-05-04
6722629.6460EnglandKennington Oval1983-07-14
6511954.6260AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground1980-11-28

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1985-05-04West Indies5 & 84-Sabina ParkWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-04-26West Indies1 & 5-Kensington OvalWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-04-06West Indies40/15 & 0/2BourdaMatch drawn
1985-03-29West Indies45 & 14-Queen's Park OvalMatch drawn
1985-02-09Pakistan23 & 17-University Oval, DunedinNew Zealand won by 2 wickets
1985-01-25Pakistan13-Eden ParkNew Zealand won by inns & 99 runs
1985-01-18Pakistan33 & 17-Basin ReserveMatch drawn
1984-03-24Sri Lanka7-Colombo Cricket Club GroundNew Zealand won by inns & 61 runs
1984-03-16Sri Lanka24 & 10-Sinhalese Sports Club GroundMatch drawn
1984-03-09Sri Lanka62 & 60-Asgiriya StadiumNew Zealand won by 165 runs

ODI CAREER · 1975 to 1985

Geoff Howarth in ODIs

Scorecards for 64 of 65 official batting innings

1,384Runs
23.06Average
60.14Strike rate
0Hundreds
6Fifties
76Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career706551,3847623.062,30160.14061--
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career7079006831/41/422.664.5330.0000-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career7069160160.2312 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings
04008001,2001k runs: 1983-06-151k1,36419751978198019821984
ODI runs by year
02004001975: 73 runs7319751976: 43 runs431977: 0 runs19771978: 54 runs541979: 70 runs7019791980: 127 runs1271981: 211 runs21119811982: 53 runs531983: 428 runs42819831984: 156 runs1561985: 149 runs1491985
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught32 · 50.0%
Bowled11 · 17.2%
LBW6 · 9.4%
Run out6 · 9.4%
Stumped4 · 6.2%
Not out5 · 7.8%
ODI batting position: average and innings
110.3010 inns
268.001 inns
328.3729 inns
421.2711 inns
522.006 inns
616.664 inns
710.502 inns
8-0 inns
911 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
81runs
9.00average
33.60strike rate
050s
0100s

ODI record by situation

64 recorded innings
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia191913794721.0555867.92000280
England171723517223.4063555.27020--
West Indies8811155116.4229638.85010--
India7701154516.4219259.89001--
Sri Lanka7712217636.8329874.16020281
Pakistan6601836830.5028264.89010150
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home171713517221.9360857.73020--
Away282825806022.3097159.73010431
Neutral191924337625.4768263.48031481
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first353506986819.941,17059.65020--
Chasing292956667627.751,09161.04041--
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 1101001033310.3027936.9100070
No. 2110686868.009472.3401040
No. 3292927667628.371,21263.20050752
No. 4111102344621.2739459.39001--
No. 56611103022.0015670.51000--
No. 6441501516.667368.4900021
No. 7220211310.503756.75000--
No. 91111212*N/A1675.0000000
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won323238627629.721,25968.46051--
Lost292914815117.1795450.41010300
No result331211310.504843.75000--
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1975330735124.3312259.83010--
1976110434343.006467.1800050
1978220544227.0011746.1500050
19792217063*70.008780.4501091
19805501274625.4022157.46001--
19819912114726.3728274.82000--
1982330533417.669356.9800050
1983232324287620.3865665.24020422
19845501567231.2028454.92010120
1985111111496814.9033544.4701090
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--
Geoff Howarth: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Sydney Cricket Ground121212304720.9039857.78000150
Melbourne Cricket Ground770873012.4211973.1000090
Adelaide Oval440813720.2513759.1200050
Basin Reserve440512112.759056.66000--
Eden Park4411317243.6618969.31010--
Lancaster Park440561814.0014239.43000--
Brisbane Cricket Ground330584519.337973.4100170
Old Trafford33028129.335451.8500050
All646451,3647623.112,26160.32061--

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best ODI performances

Geoff Howarth: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
767996.20140Sri LankaCounty Ground, Bristol1983-06-13
7212060.0070EnglandEden Park1984-02-25
689472.3440PakistanMcLean Park1985-01-12
63*7584.0081Sri LankaTrent Bridge1979-06-09
6010457.6951EnglandEdgbaston1983-06-15
519354.8330West IndiesKennington Oval1975-06-18
476869.1140AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1981-01-29
467660.5210AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1980-11-25
465583.6330AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1981-02-03
455581.8150IndiaBrisbane Cricket Ground1981-01-18

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1985-04-23West Indies6-Kensington OvalWest Indies won by 112 runs
1985-04-17West Indies6-Queen's Park OvalWest Indies won by 10 wickets
1985-04-14West Indies3-AlbionWest Indies won by 130 runs
1985-03-27New Zealand v West Indiesdid not bat-Queen's Park OvalWest Indies won by 6 wickets
1985-03-20West Indies12*-Antigua Recreation GroundWest Indies won by 23 runs
1985-03-09West Indies11-Sydney Cricket GroundWest Indies won by 6 wickets
1985-03-05India7-Sydney Cricket GroundIndia won by 7 wickets
1985-02-23Sri Lanka11-Melbourne Cricket GroundNew Zealand won by 51 runs
1985-02-19West Indies8-Sydney Cricket GroundNo result
1985-02-16New Zealand v Pakistandid not bat-Eden ParkNo result