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Ian Butler
New Zealand
Player profile
Full name Ian Gareth Butler
Born November 24, 1981, Middlemore, Auckland
Current age 26 years 289 days
Major teams New Zealand, Kent, Northern Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
8 |
10 |
2 |
76 |
26 |
9.50 |
163 |
46.62 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| ODIs |
15 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
3.00 |
30 |
20.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
| First-class |
37 |
46 |
16 |
489 |
68 |
16.30 |
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0 |
2 |
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9 |
0 |
| List A |
62 |
38 |
12 |
295 |
47 |
11.34 |
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0 |
0 |
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12 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
9 |
9 |
2 |
79 |
21 |
11.28 |
61 |
129.50 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
8 |
14 |
1368 |
884 |
24 |
6/46 |
7/146 |
36.83 |
3.87 |
57.0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| ODIs |
15 |
14 |
593 |
558 |
14 |
3/41 |
3/41 |
39.85 |
5.64 |
42.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
37 |
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5927 |
3505 |
113 |
6/46 |
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31.01 |
3.54 |
52.4 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
| List A |
62 |
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2637 |
2378 |
64 |
3/15 |
3/15 |
37.15 |
5.41 |
41.2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
9 |
9 |
155 |
220 |
7 |
3/19 |
3/19 |
31.42 |
8.51 |
22.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Mar 13-16, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test |
Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka, Oct 19-22, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 13, 2002 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne (Dock), Dec 5, 2004 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
2001/02 - 2004/05 |
| List A debut |
2001/02 |
| Last List A |
Otago v Northern Districts at Invercargill, Feb 20, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Kent v Sussex at Canterbury, Jul 13, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Northern Districts v Canterbury at Whangarei, Jan 29, 2007 scorecard |
Ian Butler, a fast bowler, had his introduction to international cricket when Shane Bond was injured. While not as fast as Bond, Butler is much younger and has the potential to develop more speed. He also has an uncanny ability to extract troublesome lift from surfaces others are unable to exploit. After four Tests spread out in 2001 and 2002, a spell with Gloucestershire in 2003 was the preview to his tour of India with the Test side, and he made a good showing in the second Test when he replaced the injured Jacob Oram. Bowling on a benign surface at Mohali, he consistently got the ball through at a good pace. A Test-best 6 for 46 followed against Pakistan at Wellington in 2004, and although he missed out on the Test series in England in 2004, he was called up the one-day squad after Shane Bond was forced to return home early.
Lynn McConnell October 2004
Dec 5, 2004 |
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Ian Butler in his follow through
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Nov 25, 2004 |
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Ian Butler juggles at practice
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Nov 12, 2004 |
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Ian Butler celebrates after taking a wicket
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