Mark Butcher

Mark Butcher
Butcher at the Oval in 2007
Personal information
Full name
Mark Alan Butcher
Born (1972-08-23) 23 August 1972 (age 52)
Croydon, London, England
NicknameButch, Baz
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm medium/Off-Spin
RoleTop-order batsman
RelationsAlan Butcher (father),
Gary Butcher (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 584)5 June 1997 v Australia
Last Test30 December 2004 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992–2009Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 71 280 191 13
Runs scored 4,288 17,870 4,460 210
Batting average 34.58 40.70 31.85 17.50
100s/50s 8/23 38/95 2/28 –/2
Top score 173* 259 139 60
Balls bowled 901 7,703 2,527
Wickets 15 125 49
Bowling average 36.06 33.89 45.10
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/42 5/86 3/23
Catches/stumpings 61/– 263/– 63/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2009

Mark Alan Butcher (born 23 August 1972) is an English cricket commentator and former English Test cricketer, who played county cricket for Surrey from 1992 until his retirement in 2009. He was a left-handed batsman, and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler who was also capable of bowling off spin.[1]

  1. ^ Updated:December 3, Shiamak Unwalla|; Ist, 2016 1:36 Pm (23 August 2015). "Mark Butcher: 10 interesting things to know about the former England cricketer". Cricket Country. Retrieved 24 August 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)