Thomas Butterworth

Thomas Butterworth
Personal information
Born(1828-12-17)17 December 1828
Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Died15 July 1877(1877-07-15) (aged 48)
Kensington, London, England
RelationsBen Butterworth (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1857/58Victoria
1866/67Otago
Source: Cricinfo, 6 May 2016

Thomas Butterworth (17 December 1828 – 15 July 1877) was an English-bon cricketer who played first-class cricket in both Australia and New Zealand. He was born at Rochdale in Lancashire in 1828.

Butterworth played two first-class matches for Victoria in 1857/58 and one for Otago in 1866/67. He is known to have played in other matches for the Gentlemen of Victoria in 1857 and in a match for Castlemaine Cricket Club in 1864 against an English touring side organised by George Parr. His brother, Ben Butterworth, also played in both of these matches, as well as making three first-class appearances for Victoria.[1][2][3]

Butterworth died at Kensington in London in 1877. He was aged 51.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Thomas Butterworth". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Thomas Butterworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 28. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2