Hedley John Howarth (25 December 1943 – 7 November 2008) was an international

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er who played 30

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and nine

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s for

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. The elder brother of

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, former New Zealand captain, he was born and died in

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Domestic career

Howarth attended

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, where he was a pace bowler. After he left school he had back trouble, and his coach, Merv Wallace, suggested he take up spin bowling. He became an orthodox left-arm bowler, and made his first-class debut in 1962.

International career

Between 1969 and 1977, Howarth played 30

for New Zealand, capturing 86 wickets at an average of 36.95.

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, chief executive of

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, credited Howarth with playing a significant role in New Zealand's international cricket history, saying Howarth's "five-wicket bag against India at Nagpur in 1969 was a match winner that helped give New Zealand its first ever Test win on the sub-continent". India were chasing 277 in the fourth innings but Howarth's 5 for 34 gave New Zealand the advantage, highlighted by a catch off his own bowling, leading to a 167-run win. Howarth's other five-wicket haul came a few weeks later in a Test against

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, when he picked up 5 for 80. Howarth holds the New Zealand record for the most overs bowled in a Test innings. He bowled 74 overs, 24 of them maidens, and took 2 wickets for 138 runs against the West Indies in Bridgetown in 1972. He was a part of the

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that played in the

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, making it to the tournament semi-finals. Howarth played his last Test in February 1977 and announced his retirement from Test cricket shortly afterwards.Staff
"Former New Zealand cricketer dies"
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'', 8 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008. He continued playing first-class cricket until 1979. After retiring, he devoted his time to his family's fishing business, Kia Ora Fisheries, later Kia Ora Seafoods.Obituary in ''Dominion Post'', 13 November 2008 page B3

Death

Howarth died at age 64 on 7 November 2008. A cause of death was not initially disclosed, though Howarth had been battling

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for some time.Cleaver, Dylan
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'', 9 November 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.

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