Country: | England |
Fullname: | Robert Butler |
Birth Date: | 8 March 1852 |
Birth Place: | Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England |
Death Place: | Sutton-cum-Granby, Nottinghamshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Family: | Fred Butler (brother) George Parr (uncle) |
Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
Year1: | 1870–1877 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 10 |
Runs1: | 163 |
Bat Avg1: | 10.18 |
100S/50S1: | –/1 |
Top Score1: | 60 |
Deliveries1: | – |
Wickets1: | – |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/1 |
Date: | 27 May |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10227.html Cricinfo |
Robert Butler (8 March 1852 – 18 December 1916) was an English cricketer. Butler was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.
Butler made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Kent at Crystal Palace Park in 1870. He made would go on to make a further six first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1877.[1] In his seven first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored 120 runs at an average of 10.00, with a high score of 60.[2] This score was his only half century and came against Kent on debut.[3] He also made two first-class appearances in the North v South fixture, for the North in 1872 and the South in 1876.[1] He also made a single first-class appearance for a United North of England Eleven against a United South of England Eleven in 1876 at Argyle Street, Hull.[1]
He died at Sutton-cum-Granby, Nottinghamshire, on 18 December 1916. His brother, Fred, and uncle, George Parr, both played first-class cricket.