Richard Holmes Howitt (21 July 1864 â 10 January 1951) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1893 to 1901. He was born at Farnsfield Grange in Nottinghamshire in 1864.
Howitt made his first-class debut in a match versus the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in May, 1893. His top score of 119 was in a County Championship match for Nottinghamshire against Sussex in May, 1895. He died at Farndon, Nottinghamshire in 1951.