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Bill Howell

Bowler · 1898 to 1904 · 18 internationals

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18Internationals
158Runs
0Hundreds
49Wickets
12Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test18276158357.52--008--
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test18303,8922451,407495/819/9928.712.1679.42310
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test1833120120.3632 (2ct 0st)

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

Bill Howell: Test stats

Test

18 matches · 1898-1904

49wickets
Matches
18
Average
28.71
Economy
2.16
Strike rate
79.42
Best innings
5/81
Five-fors
1
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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test272730301898-01-141904-01-15Complete

Questions fans ask about Bill Howell

How many Test runs has Bill Howell scored?
Bill Howell has 158 runs in 27 Test innings from 18 matches at an average of 7.52. Highest score: 35.
What is Bill Howell's Test batting average?
Bill Howell's Test batting average is 7.52, from 158 runs and 27 innings.
How many Test wickets has Bill Howell taken?
Bill Howell has taken 49 wickets in Test from 18 matches at a bowling average of 28.71. Best innings: 5/81.
Which teams has Bill Howell played international cricket for?
Bill Howell is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Bill Howell play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1898 to 1904. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1904-01-15Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 216 runs
1904-01-01Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by 185 runs
1903-12-11Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by 5 wickets
1902-11-08Australia v South AfricaTestAustralia won by 10 wickets
1902-10-18Australia v South AfricaTestAustralia won by 159 runs
1902-05-29Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1902-02-14Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 7 wickets
1902-01-17Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 4 wickets
1902-01-01Australia v EnglandTestAustralia won by 229 runs
1901-12-13Australia v EnglandTestEngland won by inns & 124 runs
1899-08-14Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1899-07-17Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1898 to 1904

Bill Howell in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

49Wickets
28.71Average
2.16Economy
79.42Strike rate
5/81Best
1Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career18276158357.52--008--
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career18303,8922451,407495/819/9928.712.1679.42310
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career1833120120.3632 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings
0204025 wickets: 1902-10-182549189818991901190219031904
Test wickets by year
0510151898: 9 wickets918981899: 8 wickets818991900: 0 wickets19001901: 1 wickets119011902: 17 wickets1719021903: 5 wickets519031904: 9 wickets91904
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets
Test runs, innings by innings
04080120100 runs: 1902-02-14100158189818991901190219031904
Test runs by year
020401898: 35 runs3518981899: 17 runs1718991900: 0 runs19001901: 40 runs4019011902: 50 runs5019021903: 9 runs919031904: 7 runs71904
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught14 · 51.9%
Bowled7 · 25.9%
Not out6 · 22.2%
Test batting position: average and innings
1-0 inns
2-0 inns
30.001 inns
40.002 inns
59.001 inns
6-0 inns
75.001 inns
83.001 inns
90.001 inns
1011.2510 inns
118.5010 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
27runs
3.37average
-strike rate
050s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
28wickets
16.71average
2.31economy
43.25strike rate
5/81best

Test record by situation

complete career
Bill Howell: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England16246147358.16--007--
South Africa2301193.66--001-0
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
England16263,5082291,233354/4335.222.10100.2220
South Africa2438416174145/8112.422.7127.4211
All18303,8922451,407495/8128.712.1679.4231
Bill Howell: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home101641303510.83--003--
Away81122893.11--005-0
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home10172,532160829264/4331.881.9697.3820
Away8131,36085578235/8125.132.5559.1311
All18303,8922451,407495/8128.712.1679.4231
Bill Howell: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match99243166.14--002-0
2nd innings of the match99061356.77--004-1
3rd innings of the match7745131*17.00--001--
4th innings of the match220331.50--00100
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match991,18270446104/4344.602.26118.2010
2nd innings of the match881,07363385174/1822.642.1563.1120
3rd innings of the match7797860367135/8128.232.2575.2301
4th innings of the match666595220993/2323.221.9073.2200
All18303,8922451,407495/8128.712.1679.4231
Bill Howell: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 3110000.00--00100
No. 4220000.00--002--
No. 5110999.00--000-0
No. 7110555.00--00010
No. 8110333.00--00000
No. 9110000.00--00100
No. 109102903511.25--002-1
No. 11810451168.50--002-0
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won1014389358.09--004--
Lost3615231*10.40--001-0
Drawn5721773.40--003-0
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won10182,386142847305/8128.232.1279.5321
Lost3575550266124/4322.162.1162.9110
Drawn577515329472/4342.002.34107.2800
All18303,8922451,407495/8128.712.1679.4231
Bill Howell: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1898331351617.50--000-0
18995721773.40--003-0
19011214031*40.00--000-0
190269050355.55--004--
1903120954.50--00020
190424273*3.50--00100
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1898369796628494/7031.551.74108.7710
1899588206134682/4343.252.53102.5000
19011112685211/5252.002.47126.0000
1902691,14059431175/8125.352.2667.0511
1903123722514653/11129.202.3574.4000
1904244552614894/4316.441.9550.5510
All18303,8922451,407495/8128.712.1679.4231
Bill Howell: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Sydney Cricket Ground471943515.66--001-1
Melbourne Cricket Ground351139*3.25--002--
Adelaide Oval342231611.50--00030
All18276158357.52--008--
Bill Howell: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Adelaide Oval361,1406934694/7038.441.82126.6610
Sydney Cricket Ground467694930083/11137.502.3496.1200
Melbourne Cricket Ground356234218394/4320.331.7669.2210
All18303,8922451,407495/8128.712.1679.4231

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 1

  1. 5/81v South AfricaNewlands · 1902-11-08

Best Test performances

Bill Howell: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
3515233.3361EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1902-02-14
31*---0EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1901-12-13
16--30EnglandAdelaide Oval1898-01-14
10---0EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1898-02-26
9*--00EnglandMelbourne Cricket Ground1898-01-29
9---0EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1901-12-13
9---0South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium1902-10-18
7---0EnglandHeadingley1899-06-29
5--10EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1903-12-11
4*---0EnglandTrent Bridge1899-06-01
Bill Howell: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
5/8115663.11South AfricaNewlands1902-11-08
4/1810261.05South AfricaNewlands1902-11-08
4/43209141.23EnglandMelbourne Cricket Ground1904-01-01
4/70324231.29EnglandAdelaide Oval1898-01-14
3/234832.87South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium1902-10-18
3/11118673.58EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1903-12-11
2/223703.56EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1898-02-26
2/254833.12EnglandMelbourne Cricket Ground1904-01-01
2/35186181.12EnglandSydney Cricket Ground1903-12-11
2/43144121.79EnglandTrent Bridge1899-06-01

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1904-01-15England3* & 1*1/28 & 2/52Adelaide OvalAustralia won by 216 runs
1904-01-01England0 & 34/43 & 2/25Melbourne Cricket GroundEngland won by 185 runs
1903-12-11England5 & 43/111 & 2/35Sydney Cricket GroundEngland won by 5 wickets
1902-11-08South Africa24/18 & 5/81NewlandsAustralia won by 10 wickets
1902-10-18South Africa0 & 92/52 & 3/23The Wanderers StadiumAustralia won by 159 runs
1902-05-29England01/58EdgbastonMatch drawn
1902-02-14England35 & 00/40Sydney Cricket GroundAustralia won by 7 wickets
1902-01-17England31/82 & 1/54Adelaide OvalAustralia won by 4 wickets
1902-01-01England1 & 00/23Melbourne Cricket GroundAustralia won by 229 runs
1901-12-13England9 & 31*1/52Sydney Cricket GroundEngland won by inns & 124 runs