Gary Butcher

Gary Butcher
Personal information
Full name
Gary Paul Butcher
Born (1975-03-11) 11 March 1975 (age 49)
Clapham, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsAlan Butcher (father),
Mark Butcher (brother),
Martin Butcher (uncle)
Ian Butcher (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1994-1998Glamorgan
1999-2002Surrey
2003Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 53 69
Runs scored 1,841 819
Batting average 27.89 19.04
100s/50s 1/12 1/0
Top score 101* 126
Balls bowled 3,661 1,278
Wickets 63 28
Bowling average 37.93 49.67
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 7/77 4/32
Catches/stumpings 19/– 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2022

Gary Paul Butcher (born 11 March 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer. The brother of England Test player Mark and son of Alan, he was an all-rounder who bowled right arm medium pace.

Butcher started his career with Glamorgan in 1994, taking a wicket with his very first delivery in the Sunday League. He made his only first-class hundred in 1997, against Oxford University from just 64 balls. His best bowling figures came against Gloucestershire at Bristol in 1996 when he took 7/77.[1]

After not being able to command a regular position in the County Championship side he crossed over to Surrey in 1999. At Surrey he was part of a successful team, winning the Championship.[1]

In 2000 during a Championship match against Derbyshire he took four wickets in four balls, the first Surrey bowler to achieve the feat since Pat Pocock in 1972.[2]

Since retiring from playing, Butcher has worked as a sports coach at King's College School in Wimbledon and Reigate Priory CC.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Player Profile". glamorgancricketarchives.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Black History Month Player Profiles". Surrey CCC. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2024.