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Full name Alan Raymond Butcher
Born January 7, 1954, Croydon, Surrey
Current age 54 years 280 days
Major teams England,Glamorgan,Surrey
Nickname Butch, Budgie
Batting style Left-hand bat
Other Coach
Height
5 ft 8 in
Education Heath Clark Grammar School
Relations Brother - MS Butcher,Brother - IP Butcher,Son - MA Butcher,Son - GP Butcher
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
1
2
0
34
20
17.00
156
21.79
0
0
3
0
0
0
ODIs
1
1
0
14
14
14.00
26
53.84
0
0
1
0
0
0
First-class
402
684
60
22667
216*
36.32
46
123
185
0
List A
359
340
34
8807
140
28.78
7
56
86
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
1
1
12
9
0
-
-
-
4.50
-
0
0
0
ODIs
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
402
10008
5433
141
6/48
38.53
3.25
70.9
1
0
List A
359
3740
2511
73
5/19
5/19
34.39
4.02
51.2
2
1
0
Career statistics
Only Test
England v India at The Oval, Aug 30-Sep 4, 1979 scorecard
Test statistics
Only ODI
England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 20, 1980 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1972 - 1998
List A span
1971 - 1990/91
Profile
Alan Butcher was a stylish left-hand opener, particularly strong off the back foot, who captained Surrey and, in his twilight years, Glamorgan. He spent several of his formative years in Australia after his parents emigrated there, and on his return started his career as a left-arm fastish bowler before slipping into the role of specialist batsman. After a few years on the fringe of international recognition - he played in the Test trial in 1976 - he was picked for his only Test against India at The Oval in 1979. He scored 14 and 20, although he rarely looked comfortable and missed out on that winter's Australian tour. He and was never in the reckoning again despite consistently strong performances at county level. In 1987 he ended his 15-year association with Surrey and moved to Glamorgan, taking over as captain in 1989 and eventually retiring at the end of the 1992 season following which he took on coaching roles with Essex and Surrey. In 1998, aged 44, he made a surprise comeback for Surrey, scoring 22 and 12, when injuries and Test call-ups left them short. He returned to The Oval as coach in 2006 but he failed to change an aging team, and when Surrey were relegated without a win in 2008, he was sacked.
Butcher has a strong family association with cricket. His eldest son, Mark, played for Surrey and England, and his other son, Gary, played for Surrey and Glamorgan. In 1991 he played against Mark in a Sunday League match at The Oval. His two brothers, Martin and Ian, both played first-class cricket.
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