Ian Butcher

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ian Butcher

| fullname = Ian Paul Butcher

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|7|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Farnborough, Kent, England

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 0

| image =

| caption =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| family = Alan Butcher (brother),
Martin Butcher (brother),
Mark Butcher (nephew),
Gary Butcher (nephew)

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 124

| runs1 = 5,480

| bat avg1 = 29.62

| 100s/50s1 = 11/24

| top score1 = 139

| deliveries1 = 84

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 43.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/2

| catches/stumpings1= 87/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 91

| runs2 = 1,876

| bat avg2 = 24.05

| 100s/50s2 = 2/8

| top score2 = 103*

| deliveries2 = 9

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 10.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/6

| catches/stumpings2= 27/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11276/11276.html CricketArchive

| date = 13 April

| year = 2022

}}

Ian Paul Butcher (born 1 July 1962) is a former English first-class cricketer. He is the brother of former England Test player Alan Butcher and uncle of Mark Butcher.

Butcher was a regular opening batsman for Leicestershire during the 1980s, topping 1000 runs in a season twice. In 1988 he moved to Gloucestershire but was released after a couple of seasons.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11276/11276.html Martin Butcher], CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-04-13. {{subscription required}}