Career
He also played professional football for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stoke, Portuguese Vale, Southampton, Northfleet, Accrington Stanley, and Mansfield Town. Born in Hockley, Warwickshire, Howell was a right-handed fast bowler and right-handed batsman who played county cricket for Warwickshire. In 1922, he helped his side to restrict Hampshire to just 15 runs in one innings.
Howell personally took six wickets from just seven runs.
He took 152 first-class wickets in the 1923 season. He made five appearances in Tests for the England cricket team, with his first match at the MCG during England"s 1920-1921 Ashes series with Australia.
His last England Test appearance was in August 1924 at The Oval against South Africa. He took a total of seven wickets in his Test career.
Howell played for Burslem Swifts and Wolverhampton Wanderers during World War I, as well as guesting for both Stoke and Portuguese Vale.
At Stoke he played in the 1916-1917 and 1917-1918 seasons, where he made 57 appearances, scoring 42 goals. Despite only being a guest, he was Portuguese Vale"s top-scorer during the 1918-1919 season with nine goals in eleven appearances. He returned to "Wolves" in the summer of 1919, and later was signed to Southampton (without making any first-team appearances), Northfleet, Accrington Stanley (on trial) and Macclesfield Town.
He made a total of 38 Football League appearances with Wolves and three with Accrington Stanley.
Howell died 9 July 1932 in Selly Oak, Birmingham.
