Basil
Butcher is one of the many legendary batsmen to have
represented the the West indies at Test cricket he was a supple,
wristy, resolute batsman. He was born in Britsih Guiana in
1933, he made his debut for the West Indies on the 1958-59 tour if
India where he average 69.42. Butcher was an extreamely reliable number
four batsman as his Test cricket average of 47.31 will attest.
Butcher played five Test
in India when the West Indies Tour in 1958-59, he scored 484 runs at an
average of 60 with two centuries 103 in the third Test in Calcutta and
a 142 in the fourth Test in Madras. He also played Three
Test on the 1958-59 tour of Pakistan.
Butcher also played two Test
against the English cricket team in West Indies in 1959-60. He toured England in 1963 and played five Test, In 1964-65 the Australians were in the Caribbean and he also played five Test.
He was name Wisden
player of the year in 1970.
Basil Butcher Test
Cricket Statistics
Full Name
Basil Fitzherbert Butcher
Number
of Test
44
Test Run Aggregate
3,104
Test
Batting Average
43.11
Total Test Wickets
5
Test Bowling Average
18.00
Test
Centuries
7
Date of Birth
3rd
September, 1933 Berbice British Guiana
Test Debut
Mumbai,
India, 28th Nov-Dec 3rd 1958
Last Test Match
Leeds,
England Jul 10-15, 1969
Batting
Style
Right hand bat
Bowling
Style
Leg-break
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Description
Cricket
Legends These players are the 50 greatest cricketers of
the century, as voted by a blue-ribbon panel of judges assembled by
ESPN. The panelists were asked to list in order, their top 50 players.
Cricketing legends from Australia, England, India, New Zealand,
Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies all made it to the final 50.
Among them are some famous West Indies fast bowlers, great Aussie
legends, and modern heros of the game. Disc 5 features the great George
Headley.
