Alister Howden
 Alister Howden in 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alister MacDonald Howden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1877 Rothesay, Bute, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 November 1938 (aged 61) Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906/07–1914/15 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alister MacDonald Howden (20 August 1877 – 25 November 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Auckland between 1906 and 1914.[1]
Life and career
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 Ernest 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]
Howden died in November 1938, aged 61, survived by his wife and four sons.[2] He left an estate worth 11,000 pounds.[6] A short biography (containing family trees) titled Alister MacDonald Howden: A True Sportsman 1875-1938 was published in 2015.[7]
References
- ^ "Alister Howden". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Citizen's Death: Mr. A. M. Howden". New Zealand Herald: 17. 26 November 1938.
- ^ "Auckland v Otago 1908-09". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Cricket: Notes and Comments". New Zealand Herald: 5. 19 January 1910.
- ^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, p. 51.
- ^ "Auckland Estates". New Zealand Herald: 15. 20 December 1938.
- ^ "Alister MacDonald Howden: a true sportsman". Auckland Museum. Retrieved 13 August 2024.