Clyde Butts

Clyde Godfrey Butts (8 July 1957 – 8 December 2023) was a Guyanese cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled off breaks. Later, he became a team selector. In a career spanning 14 seasons, he played 87 first class games, including seven Test matches for the West Indies between 1985 and 1988. He also served as the chairman of West Indies Cricket Board Selection Panel for a brief stint.

Clyde Butts
Personal information
Born(1957-07-08)8 July 1957
Perseverance, British Guiana
Died8 December 2023(2023-12-08) (aged 66)
near Eccles, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
  • West Indies (1985–1988)
Test debut6 April 1985 v New Zealand
Last Test11 January 1988 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980/81–1993/94Guyana
1981/82–1989/90Demerara
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 7 87 32
Runs scored 108 1,431 216
Batting average 15.42 15.90 16.61
100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 38 57* 37*
Balls bowled 1,554 22,295 1,728
Wickets 10 348 32
Bowling average 59.50 24.19 27.21
5 wickets in innings 0 23 0
10 wickets in match 0 2 0
Best bowling 4/73 7/29 4/25
Catches/stumpings 2/– 42/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 December 2023
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