- Harry Butt
Infobox Historic Cricketer
nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = Harry Butt
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
batting style = Right-handed batsman
bowling style =
tests = 3
test runs = 22
test bat avg = 7.33
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 13
overs/balls = balls
test balls = 0
test wickets = 0
test bowl avg = n/a
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = n/a
test catches/stumpings = 1/1
FCs = 550
FC runs = 7,391
FC bat avg = 12.83
FC 100s/50s = 0/18
FC top score = 96
FC balls = 60
FC wickets = 0
FC bowl avg = n/a
FC 5s = 0
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = n/a
FC catches/stumpings = 954/277
debut date = 13 February
debut year = 1896
last date = 23 March
last year = 1896
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/185/185.htmlHenry ("Harry") Rigden Butt (
27 December 1865 in Sands End,Fulham ,Middlesex ,England –21 December 1928 in West Hill,Hastings ,Sussex ,England ) was acricket er who playedfirst-class cricket forSussex County Cricket Club and theMarylebone Cricket Club between 1890 and 1912. Butt also played three Test matches for England on their tour to South Africa in 1895-96. He later went on to become an umpire, and stood in that role in six Tests. His popularity was such that when he retired as an umpire due to ill-health, the County captains wrote to the Secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club asking him to write to Butt to express their regret at the cause.Butt, a short man, was Sussex's
wicket-keeper for twenty years. He was awarded two benefits: the matches between Sussex and Yorkshire atHove in 1900, and between Sussex and Middlesex atLord's in 1928.References
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/185/185.html CricketArchive page on Harry Butt]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9334.html Cricinfo page on Harry Butt]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/0/228.html "A profile of Harry Butt" by Dave Liverman]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/155637.html Obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]
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