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Cecil Butcher

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Cecil Butcher
Personal information
Full name
Cecil Frank Butcher
Born(1872-10-31)31 October 1872
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died22 March 1929(1929-03-22) (aged 56)
Portslade, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–1896Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 36
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 13
Balls bowled 715
Wickets 9
Bowling average 39.44
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/107
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012

Cecil Frank Butcher (31 October 1872 – 22 March 1929) was an English cricketer. Butcher was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.

Butcher made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in 1894 County Championship at the County Ground, Hove. He made five further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Lancashire in 1896 County Championship.[1] Smith's role in a team was a bowler, in his six first-class matches for Sussex he took 9 wickets at an average of 39.44, with best figures of 3/107.[2] With the bat, he scored 36 runs at an average of 3.00, with a high score of 13.[3]

He died at Portslade, Sussex, on 22 March 1929.

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Cecil Butcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Cecil Butcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Cecil Butcher". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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