However, the tournament clashed with the end of the English domestic season, making Hampshire unable to take part.

[5] He got off to a quiet start in Hampshire's first match of the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Surrey, but in their following fixture in the competition he struck his maiden half century, scoring 66 runs.

Howell ended the one day season as Hampshire's top run scorer[8] Immediately following this match he made his first-class debut against Lancashire in the County Championship at the Rose Bowl.

Following the 2011 season, Howell announced in November that he was looking for opportunities away from Hampshire, expressing an interest in finding a county where he was assured of regular appearances in four-day cricket.

[16] Howell signed a 2-year extension to his contract on 15 October 2013 having played in all Gloucestershire's County Championship matches and the majority of their limited over games.

On 6 September 2015 Howell helped his side Beat Yorkshire Vikings in the semi-final of the Royal London One Day Cup with a strong bowling performance.

This was one of the closest finals in the competition's history In 2016 Benny Howell was the leading wicket taker in the Natwest T20 Blast.

[19] Howell has spoken of his experience of ADHD[20] and how medication has helped him to live with the condition, He said that at school “I was always known as the ‘weird kid’....I was constantly in trouble.

[21] During the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League Howell impressed with his miserly bowling displays, with his subtle varieties very much suited to the slower Bangladeshi wickets.

This was made no less significant by the fact that the opposition bowling attack featured three greats of the format in Thisara Perera, Wahab Riaz and Shahid Afridi.

[23] Howell was selected for Birmingham Phoenix for the inaugural season of The Hundred, where he impressed as his side made the final.