Charles Peter Howden (21 October 1911 – 6 July 2003) was a New Zealand

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er. He was a right-handed batsman who played for

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. He was born and died at

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.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 71. Cardiff:

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. Howden made two first-class appearances for the team, during the 1937–38

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season. He scored 11 runs in two innings on his debut, and 52 runs in his second match. Educated at King's College, Howden followed his father

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in qualifying as a doctor. He served in the New Zealand Medical Corps during

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.Charles Peter Howden
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. Retrieved 2023-05-31. Both his father and uncle, Alister, also played first-class cricket. Following his death in 2003 an obituary was published in the ''New Zealand Cricket Almanack'' of 2006.

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