Basil Butcher
On scorecards: BF Butcher
In-game rating: 88/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Basil Butcher played 44 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1958 to 1969. The first came against India at Brabourne Stadium, with scores of 28 and 64, and the last against England at Headingley in 1969.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 2,485 runs at 40.7 in 36 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 209 not out from 416 balls against England at Trent Bridge in 1966, in a match West Indies won. In all: 7 hundreds, 16 fifties.
At home the average was 35.1 across 12 Tests; away it was 47.9 across 31 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against England: 1,373 runs at 42.9 in 20 Tests. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 5 Tests and 283 runs at 35.4. West Indies won 16 of the Tests Basil Butcher played and lost 13, with 15 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 209* | 416 | England | Trent Bridge | 1966 | Won |
| 142 | – | India | Corporation Stadium | 1959 | Won |
| 133 | 261 | England | Lord's | 1963 | Drawn |
| 118 | – | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 1969 | Drawn |
| 117 | – | Australia | Queen's Park Oval | 1965 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/34 | 13.4 | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1968 | Lost |
Best in a match: 5/51 against England (1968).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 20 | 1,373 | 42.91 | 2/7 | 5 | 14.60 |
| Australia | 10 | 810 | 40.50 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
| India | 8 | 572 | 47.67 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 3 | 216 | 54.00 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 3 | 133 | 33.25 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 737 | 35.10 | 1/4 | 5 | 13.40 |
| Away | 31 | 2,348 | 47.92 | 6/12 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 1 | 19 | 9.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 | 619 | 56.27 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 36 | 2,485 | 40.74 | 5/12 | 5 | 14.60 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 5 | 283 | 35.38 | 1/1 | 5 | 10.20 |
| Headingley | 3 | 265 | 53.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 3 | 232 | 38.67 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Kensington Oval | 3 | 195 | 39.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 145 | 36.25 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 170 | 42.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1958 at Brabourne Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1969 at Headingley
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