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"Howzat"
Song by Sherbet
from the album Howzat
B-side	"Motor Of Love"
Released	1976
Genre	Rock
Length	3:43
Label	Infinity Records, Festival Records, Epic Records
Songwriter(s)	Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell.
Producer(s)	Richard Lush, Sherbet

"Howzat" is an song by Australian band Sherbet, released in 1976. Howzat was used in Cricket when a bowler hits a wicket and the bowler yells Howzat. Howzat is play during the cricket match. The song reached number 1 in Australia on the Kent Music Report and it also reached number 1 in New Zealand on the Recorded Music NZ. It was released from Sherbet's album of the same name Howzat. The song was written by Band members Garth Porter & Tony Mitchell. The title track was also a number one hit and remains the group's biggest hit, especially outside of Australia, reaching the top 5 of the UK charts and also entering the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Title track

It is often used as a cricket anthem and is sometimes loudly played by ground organisers at limited-overs matches. "Howzat" is a catchcry used by cricketers when appealing to the umpire for a wicket.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

• Daryl Braithwaite - Lead Vocals, Tambourine
• Harvey James - Guitar, Vocals
• Tony Mitchell - Bass, Vocals
• Alan Sandow - Drums
• Garth Porter - Keyboards, Vocals

References

1. Sherbet - Howzat at 45cat
2. Sherbet - Howzat at Australian Music Database
3. Sherbet - Howzat at Music Vf
4. Kent, David (1976). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives: Australian Chart Book. p. 205. ISBN 0-646-11917-6..
5. "Sherbet – Howzat". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

• Sherbet (band) songs
• 1976 singles
• 1976 songs
• Festival Records singles
• Epic Records singles
• Number-one singles in Australia
• Number-one singles in New Zealand