Ian Butcher

Ian Butcher
Personal information
Full name
Ian Paul Butcher
Born (1962-07-01) 1 July 1962 (age 62)
Farnborough, Kent, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsAlan Butcher (brother),
Martin Butcher (brother),
Mark Butcher (nephew),
Gary Butcher (nephew)
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 124 91
Runs scored 5,480 1,876
Batting average 29.62 24.05
100s/50s 11/24 2/8
Top score 139 103*
Balls bowled 84 9
Wickets 1 1
Bowling average 43.00 10.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/2 1/6
Catches/stumpings 87/– 27/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2022

Ian Paul Butcher (born 1 July 1962) is a former English first-class cricketer. He is the brother of former England Test player Alan Butcher and uncle of Mark Butcher.

Butcher was a regular opening batsman for Leicestershire during the 1980s, topping 1000 runs in a season twice. In 1988 he moved to Gloucestershire but was released after a couple of seasons.[1]

References

  1. ^ Martin Butcher, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-04-13. (subscription required)