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| Full name | Atif Butt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1969 Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1998 | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atif Butt (born 28 November 1969) is a Pakistani-born former Danish cricketer, who played mainly as a batsman.
Butt made his debut for Denmark against the Netherlands in 1989.[1] In that same year, he played two friendly matches against the touring Australians, who had just finished their successful Ashes series against England.[1] He played in his first ICC Trophy in its fourth edition in the Netherlands, making three appearances against East and Central Africa, the United States and the Netherlands.[2] He next appeared for Denmark in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya, making eight appearances during the tournament, the last of which came against Namibia.[2] Butt was Denmark's leading run-scorer during the tournament, with 305 runs at an average of 43.57, with a high score of 71.[3] One of three half centuries he made in the tournament, his best score came against Malaysia.[4] He toured Namibia in 1998, making four appearances on the tour.[1] In 1999, he played in Denmark's first appearance in List A cricket against the Kent Cricket Board in English domestic crickets NatWest Trophy.[5] In what was Butt's only List A appearance, the Kent Cricket Board made 227/8 from their 50 overs, with Denmark making 169/9 in their fifty overs to lose the match by 58 runs. Butt scored 35 runs in that innings, before he was dismissed by Grant Sheen.[6] He made his final appearance for Denmark in the 2000 European Championship against the Netherlands.[1]