John Butler (cricketer)

John Butler
Personal information
Full name John Butler
Born 29 August 1863
Clifton, Nottinghamshire,
England
Died 21 May 1945(1945-05-21) (aged 81)
Belper, Derbyshire,
England
Batting style Right-handed
Relations John Moss (brother-in-law)
George Wootton (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889 Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 111
Batting average 15.85
100s/50s /1
Top score 56
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
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

  1. 1 2 "First-Class Matches played by John Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. "Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1889". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, March 17, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.