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Howard Fowler (20 October 1857 – 6 May 1934) was an English sportsman who played international rugby union for England and first-class cricket.

Fowler attended Clifton College and captained their cricket XI in 1876, before going to New College, Oxford, where he studied law. He played 15 first-class matches, as a wicket-keeper, for the university's cricket team and in both 1878 and 1879 was captain of the Oxford University RFC.

A forward, he played club rugby for Walthamstow and represented England in three Tests. He appeared against Scotland in 1878 and played against both Wales and Scotland in 1881.

He also played cricket for Essex, from 1877 to 1889, but at this point Essex fixtures were not ranked as first-class. His two other first-class matches were for the Marylebone Cricket Club and Old Oxonians.

Two of his brothers, Bill Fowler and Gerald Fowler, both played cricket for Somerset.

References

1. "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. pp31/2: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April, 1948
2. "Brief profile of Howard Fowler". CricketArchive.
3. "Statsguru - Howard Fowler". ESPN Scrum.
4. "Howard Fowler". CricketArchive.

• 1857 births
• 1934 deaths
• Alumni of New College, Oxford
• England international rugby union players
• English barristers
• English cricketers
• English rugby union players
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
• Old Oxonians cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Oxford University RFC players
• People educated at Clifton College
• Rugby union players from the London Borough of Haringey
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• People from Tottenham
• Wicket-keepers