Howard Keith Chillingworth Steele (6 April 1951 – 7 June 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer, notable legal practitioner and author.
[2] He also played a single first-class match for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring Australians.
[5] It was in 1972 that Steele made his debut in List A cricket for the university against Warwickshire in the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup.
[6] Upon returning to New Zealand, Steele played for Auckland, making his debut for the team in a List A fixture against Wellington in December 1974.
[5] Steele spent four years with Crown Solicitors in Auckland, a role in which he advised the New Zealand Government.
[1] He played a key role in establishing Freehills' pro bono programme in Sydney.
He also helped orchestrate Freehills becoming a founding member of the Public Interest Law Clearing House.