Stephen John Howard (born 7 February 1949) is a former Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1969 until 1980.
A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler, Howard debuted for Tasmania in the first List A cricket match played in Australia. On the losing side against Victoria in late November 1969 he scored 39 not out, winning Australia's first man of the match award. His first-class debut came a month later when Tasmania played a New Zealand XI in Hobart.
Howard's sole first-class century was scored for Tasmania during a match against New South Wales in Hobart during the 1976–77 season. He went to the wicket with the score at 3 for 8 and made 111 out of a team total of 227. He was a member of Tasmania's inaugural Sheffield Shield team in October 1977.Wisden 1979, pp. 975–76. He was an opening batsman for the Tasmanian team that won the Gillette Cup in 1978–79. In 1979 he played a season as the professional for Nelson in the Lancashire League.Wisden 1980, p. 867.
Howard also played senior Australian rules football with City-South in the NTFA during the late 1960s.
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