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| Full name | Gary Paul Butcher | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 March 1975 Clapham, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alan Butcher (father), Mark Butcher (brother), Martin Butcher (uncle) Ian Butcher (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 13 April 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gary Paul Butcher (born 11 March 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer. The brother of England Test player Mark and son of Alan, is an all rounder who bowled right arm with a hint of swing.
Butcher started his career with Glamorgan in 1994, taking a wicket with his very first delivery in the Sunday League. He made his only first-class hundred in 1997, against Oxford University from just 64 balls. His best bowling figures came against Gloucestershire at Bristol in 1996 when he took 7/77.[1]
After not being able to command a regular position in the side he crossed over to Surrey in 1999. At Surrey he was part of a successful team, winning the County Championship.
He is known mainly by his middle name, "Paul" which he picked up at Oxford University. Butcher did then pick up a full-time job at King's College School in Wimbledon, as a sports teacher. He teaches rugby, football, cricket, basketball and hockey. He has since left this job to pursue further opportunities in his sporting career.