William Butler (cricketer)

New Zealand cricketer

William Butler

Personal information

Full name|

William Patrick Butler

Born| 8 November 1871
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died| 19 August 1953(1953-08-19) (aged 81)
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1901/02| Otago
Only First-class| 31 December 1901 Otago v Hawke's Bay
Umpiring information
Tests umpired| 2 (1930–1932)

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 August 2021

William Butler (8 November 1871 - 19 August 1953) was a New Zealand cricketer and Test cricket umpire.

Butler was born and died in Dunedin, where he attended Christian Brothers' High School.[1] He made a single first-class appearance for Otago during the 1901–02 season, against Hawke's Bay. Opening the batting, he scored two runs in the only innings in which he batted, as Otago won the match by an innings.[2]

Between 1921 and 1937, Butler umpired eighteen first-class matches in New Zealand and two Test matches.[3] He umpired the first Test match ever played by New Zealand, in Christchurch in January 1930.[4] Professionally Butler was a bookmaker.[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Christian Brothers' High School: Diamond Jubilee Sports". Evening Star: 11. 14 April 1936.
2. ^ "Otago v Hawke's Bay 1901-02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
3. ^ "William Butler". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
4. ^ "1st Test, England tour of New Zealand at Christchurch, Jan 10-13 1930". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
5. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 28. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2

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