Richard Howitt (21 July 1864 – 10 January 1951) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1893 to 1901.

[1] 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.