As a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper, he represented Middlesex in three first-class matches in 1930, whilst on annual leave from the bank for which he worked. He played for the Private Banks XI from 1926 to 1936 and for the RAF during the Second World War, when he once made a century before lunch.[2]
Howard was an enlightened administrator and a popular tour manager. He was Secretary of Lancashire (1949 to 1965) and Surrey (1965 to 1975) and managed three Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) touring teams in Australia and the Indian sub-continent. The English cricket team in Australia in 1954–55 of Australia was the focal point of his rich and varied life, with England winning a series in Australia for the first time since Bodyline in 1932–33. The English cricket team in Pakistan in 1955–56 was marred by an incident, when several of the England cricketers doused the umpire Idris Baig with a bucket of water and as a result a major controversy broke out.[3] The background included Baig telling Howard, "You must understand … that a lot of the crowd come to watch me umpire", and that same day reportedly giving three dubious LBWs against England, and turning down a certain one of their own. It took a sincere apology by MCC president, Field Marshal Alexander of Tunis to his former military colleague and counterpart at the Pakistani board, Iskander Mirza, to prevent the tour being called off.[4][3]
Howard stayed active in retirement and was President of Surrey in 1989. He collaborated with the author Stephen Chalke on the award-winning book At the Heart of English Cricket in 2001,[5] which won the Cricket Society Jubilee Prize in 2002. He died in Minchinhampton, aged 93.
^p25, E.W. Murphy, Official Souvenir Programme, Australian Tour of the M.C.C. Team, 1954-55, New South Wales Cricket Association, 1954
^ abWilliamson, Martin (5 November 2005). "The umpire and bucket controversy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^Bull, Andy (12 July 2016). "From 'torturing' an umpire to spot-fixing, England v Pakistan: a difficult rivalry". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^At the Heart of English Cricket: The Life and Memories of Geoffrey Howard (2001, ISBN0-95311-964-5)
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geoffrey, howard, cricketer, cecil, geoffrey, howard, february, 1909, november, 2002, english, cricketer, cricket, administrator, geoffrey, howardgeoffrey, howard, born, hampstead, garden, suburb, grandson, ebenezer, howard, founder, garden, city, movement, ta. Cecil Geoffrey Howard 14 February 1909 8 November 2002 was an English cricketer and cricket administrator Geoffrey HowardGeoffrey Howard was born in Hampstead Garden Suburb a grandson of Sir Ebenezer Howard a founder of the Garden City Movement who taught him a respect for people and a love for cricket He was educated at the University College School He is related to the dancer and television actress Una Stubbs his niece and her son the television and film score composer Christian Henson 1 As a right handed batsman and a wicket keeper he represented Middlesex in three first class matches in 1930 whilst on annual leave from the bank for which he worked He played for the Private Banks XI from 1926 to 1936 and for the RAF during the Second World War when he once made a century before lunch 2 Howard was an enlightened administrator and a popular tour manager He was Secretary of Lancashire 1949 to 1965 and Surrey 1965 to 1975 and managed three Marylebone Cricket Club MCC touring teams in Australia and the Indian sub continent The English cricket team in Australia in 1954 55 of Australia was the focal point of his rich and varied life with England winning a series in Australia for the first time since Bodyline in 1932 33 The English cricket team in Pakistan in 1955 56 was marred by an incident when several of the England cricketers doused the umpire Idris Baig with a bucket of water and as a result a major controversy broke out 3 The background included Baig telling Howard You must understand that a lot of the crowd come to watch me umpire and that same day reportedly giving three dubious LBWs against England and turning down a certain one of their own It took a sincere apology by MCC president Field Marshal Alexander of Tunis to his former military colleague and counterpart at the Pakistani board Iskander Mirza to prevent the tour being called off 4 3 Howard stayed active in retirement and was President of Surrey in 1989 He collaborated with the author Stephen Chalke on the award winning book At the Heart of English Cricket in 2001 5 which won the Cricket Society Jubilee Prize in 2002 He died in Minchinhampton aged 93 References edit Una Stubbs Who Do You Think You Are Series 10 Episode 1 24 July 2013 BBC Television Retrieved 24 July 2013 p25 E W Murphy Official Souvenir Programme Australian Tour of the M C C Team 1954 55 New South Wales Cricket Association 1954 a b Williamson Martin 5 November 2005 The umpire and bucket controversy ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 28 August 2017 Bull Andy 12 July 2016 From torturing an umpire to spot fixing England v Pakistan a difficult rivalry The Guardian Retrieved 28 August 2017 At the Heart of English Cricket The Life and Memories of Geoffrey Howard 2001 ISBN 0 95311 964 5 External links editGeoffrey Howard at ESPNcricinfo Geoffrey Howard at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geoffrey Howard cricketer amp oldid 1192752742, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
