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| Full name | Ian Paul Butcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 July 1962 Farnborough, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alan Butcher (brother), Martin Butcher (brother), Mark Butcher (nephew), Gary Butcher (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian Paul Butcher (born 1 July 1962) is a former English first-class cricketer. He is the brother of former England Test player Alan Butcher and uncle of Mark Butcher.
Butcher was a regular opening batsman for Leicestershire during the 1980s, topping 1000 runs in a season twice. In 1988 he moved to Gloucestershire but was released after a couple of seasons.[1]