[1] She made her ODI debut for the Netherlands at the age of 18, against Denmark at the 1990 edition of the European Championship.
[2] She topscored in that match, making 29 runs as an opening batsman with Irene Schoof,[3] but did not appear again until the 1993 World Cup in England.
[2] At that tournament, Howard scored only seven runs from three matches, against India, New Zealand, and Denmark.
Her innings included eleven fours, and was made from fourth in the batting order.
[2] She finished with a batting average of only 9.85 from her 21 ODIs, and, unusually, did not record a single catch during her career.