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Geoff Howarth
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
GH
117Internationals
3,915Career runs
6Centuries
6Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 83
- Runs
- 2,531
- Average
- 32.44
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 147
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 6
- 50s
- 11
- Ducks
- 7
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 1
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 20
- Balls
- 614
- Maidens
- 20
- Runs conceded
- 271
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 90.33
- Economy
- 2.64
- Strike rate
- 204.66
- Best innings
- 1/13
- Best match
- 1/13
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 47
- Innings
- 86
- Catches
- 29
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 29
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 29
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.337
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 70
- Innings
- 65
- Runs
- 1,384
- Average
- 23.06
- Strike rate
- 60.14
- Highest score
- 76
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 6
- Ducks
- 1
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- —
- Balls faced
- 2,301
Bowling
- Matches
- 70
- Innings
- 7
- Balls
- 90
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 68
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 22.66
- Economy
- 4.53
- Strike rate
- 30.00
- Best innings
- 1/4
- Best match
- 1/4
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 70
- Innings
- 69
- Catches
- 16
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 16
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 16
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.231
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
116 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-05-04 | New Zealand v West Indies | Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets |
| 1985-04-26 | New Zealand v West Indies | Test | West Indies won by 10 wickets |
| 1985-04-23 | New Zealand v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 112 runs |
| 1985-04-17 | New Zealand v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 10 wickets |
| 1985-04-14 | New Zealand v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 130 runs |
| 1985-04-06 | New Zealand v West Indies | Test | Match drawn |
| 1985-03-29 | New Zealand v West Indies | Test | Match drawn |
| 1985-03-27 | New Zealand v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 6 wickets |
| 1985-03-20 | New Zealand v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 23 runs |
| 1985-03-09 | New Zealand v West Indies | ODI | West Indies won by 6 wickets |
| 1985-03-05 | India v New Zealand | ODI | India won by 7 wickets |
| 1985-02-23 | New Zealand v Sri Lanka | ODI | New Zealand won by 51 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 7 | 12 | 261 | 84 | 21.75 | 34.70 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 752 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 1.88 | N/A |
| 1984 | 6 | 9 | 256 | 62 | 28.44 | 44.75 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 572 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 2.57 | N/A |
| 1983 | 6 | 11 | 226 | 67 | 20.54 | 35.70 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 633 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.33 | N/A |
| 1982 | 3 | 5 | 183 | 58 | 45.75 | 40.66 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 450 | 2 | 0 | N/A | 2.40 | N/A |
| 1981 | 3 | 5 | 172 | 137 | 43.00 | 39.63 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 434 | 3 | 0 | N/A | 2.00 | N/A |
| 1980 | 5 | 9 | 393 | 147 | 43.66 | 48.63 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 808 | 1 | 1 | 32.00 | 6.40 | 30.00 |
| 1979 | 3 | 5 | 176 | 114 | 35.20 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | N/A | 2.71 | N/A |
| 1978 | 6 | 12 | 560 | 123 | 56.00 | 34.10 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1,642 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1977 | 2 | 4 | 131 | 59 | 32.75 | 40.18 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 326 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1976 | 4 | 8 | 105 | 38 | 13.12 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 43.00 | 3.58 | 72.00 |
| 1975 | 2 | 3 | 68 | 51 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 66.00 | 2.35 | 168.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 11 | 11 | 149 | 68 | 14.90 | 44.47 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 335 | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 |
| 1984 | 5 | 5 | 156 | 72 | 31.20 | 54.92 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | 23 | 23 | 428 | 76 | 20.38 | 65.24 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 656 | 1 | 1 | 10.00 | 5.00 | 12.00 |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 34 | 17.66 | 56.98 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1981 | 9 | 9 | 211 | 47 | 26.37 | 74.82 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 282 | 3 | 1 | 30.00 | 3.75 | 48.00 |
| 1980 | 5 | 5 | 127 | 46 | 25.40 | 57.46 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 221 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.50 | N/A |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 | 70 | 63 | 70.00 | 80.45 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 87 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 42 | 27.00 | 46.15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.50 | N/A |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43.00 | 67.18 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1975 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 51 | 24.33 | 59.83 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 122 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v England · Auckland
- First century in this archive · 122 runs
Test v England · Auckland
- Highest recorded innings · 147 runs
Test v West Indies · Christchurch
- Best recorded bowling · 1/4
ODI v Pakistan · Napier
- Latest available scorecard
Test v West Indies · Kingston