John Butler (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1863 Clifton, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 May 1945 (aged 81) Belper, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Moss (brother-in-law) George Wootton (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1889 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Butler (29 August 1863 – 21 May 1945) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1889, playing as a right-handed batsman for Nottinghamshire.
Butler made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Nottinghamshire against Kent at Trent Bridge.[1] Five further appearances came for Nottinghamshire in 1891, with his final appearance coming against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge.[1] During the course of his only season in first-class cricket, Butler scored 111 runs at an average of 15.85.[2] He made one half century score, 56 against Gloucestershire.[3]
He died at Belper, Derbyshire on 21 May 1945. His uncle, George Wootton, was a first-class cricketer, while his brother-in-law, John Moss, was a Test cricket umpire.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- John Butler at ESPNcricinfo
- John Butler at CricketArchive