Basil Butcher

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.

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
  • West Indies
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
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