Basil Butcher

Basil Butcher
Personal information
Full name
Basil Fitzherbert Butcher
Born(1933-09-03)3 September 1933
Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana
Died16 December 2019(2019-12-16) (aged 86)
Florida, United States
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 103)28 November 1958 v India
Last Test10 July 1969 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1955–1966British Guiana
1960–1971Berbice
1967–1971Guyana
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 44 169
Runs scored 3,104 11,628
Batting average 43.11 49.90
100s/50s 7/16 31/54
Top score 209* 209*
Balls bowled 256 2,252
Wickets 5 40
Bowling average 18.00 30.42
5 wickets in innings 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/34 5/34
Catches/stumpings 15/– 67/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 December 2017

Basil Fitzherbert Butcher (3 September 1933 – 16 December 2019) was a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. He was regarded as a reliable right-handed middle-order batsman in the star-studded West Indian batting line-up of the 1960s. Australian cricketer and media personality Richie Benaud regarded him as the most difficult of the West Indian batsmen to dismiss.[1]

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