John Butler (cricketer)

{{short description|English cricketer}}

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

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| country = England

| fullname = John Butler

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| birth_date = 29 August 1863

| birth_place = Clifton, Nottinghamshire,
England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1945|5|21|1863|8|29|df=yes}}

| death_place = Belper, Derbyshire,
England

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| family = John Moss (brother-in-law)
George Wootton (uncle)

| batting = Right-handed

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| club1 = Nottinghamshire

| year1 = 1889

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| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 6

| runs1 = 111

| bat avg1 = 15.85

| 100s/50s1 = –/1

| top score1 = 56

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| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 22 November

| year = 2015

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10226.html Cricinfo

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John Butler (29 August 1863 – 21 May 1945) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket in 1889, playing as a right-handed batsman for Nottinghamshire.

Butler made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Nottinghamshire against Kent at Trent Bridge.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28366/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by John Butler|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 November 2015}} Five further appearances came for Nottinghamshire in 1891, with his final appearance coming against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge. During the course of his only season in first-class cricket, Butler scored 111 runs at an average of 15.85.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28366/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Butler|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 November 2015}} He made one half century score, 56 against Gloucestershire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/3/3485.html|title=Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1889|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=22 November 2015}}

He died at Belper, Derbyshire on 21 May 1945. His uncle, George Wootton, was a first-class cricketer, while his brother-in-law, John Moss, was a Test cricket umpire.