Mark Butcher
On scorecards: MA Butcher
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mark Butcher played 71 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2004. The first came against Australia at Edgbaston, with scores of 8 and 14, and the last against South Africa at Kingsmead in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,115 runs at 40.5 in 46 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 173 not out from 227 balls against Australia at Headingley in 2001, in a match England won. In all: 8 hundreds, 23 fifties.
At home the average was 41.5 across 34 Tests; away it was 28.5 across 37 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 1,287 runs at 33.0 in 20 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 8 Tests and 651 runs at 43.4. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. England won 27 of the Tests Mark Butcher played and lost 25, with 19 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 71 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173* | 227 | Australia | Headingley | 2001 | Won |
| 137 | 256 | Zimbabwe | Lord's | 2003 | Won |
| 124 | 275 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2003 | Won |
| 123 | 226 | Sri Lanka | Old Trafford | 2002 | Won |
| 116 | 252 | South Africa | Headingley | 1998 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/42 | 9 | Australia | Edgbaston | 2001 | Lost |
| 4/60 | 12.5 | Zimbabwe | Lord's | 2003 | Won |
| 2/32 | 8.2 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1999 | Drawn |
| 2/34 | 9 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 2002 | Lost |
| 1/8 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Lord's | 2003 | Won |
Best in a match: 5/68 against Zimbabwe (2003).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 20 | 1,287 | 33.00 | 3/4 | 4 | 45.25 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1,007 | 38.73 | 2/6 | 2 | 65.00 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 367 | 21.59 | 0/2 | 3 | 28.33 |
| West Indies | 9 | 421 | 32.38 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| India | 7 | 427 | 38.82 | 0/4 | 1 | 19.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 539 | 44.92 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 56 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 184 | 92.00 | 1/0 | 5 | 15.40 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 34 | 2,405 | 41.47 | 6/12 | 10 | 32.10 |
| Away | 37 | 1,883 | 28.53 | 2/11 | 5 | 44.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25 | 1,173 | 24.96 | 2/4 | 3 | 53.33 |
| 2000s | 46 | 3,115 | 40.45 | 6/19 | 12 | 31.75 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 8 | 651 | 43.40 | 2/3 | 5 | 24.60 |
| Headingley | 6 | 621 | 62.10 | 2/2 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 6 | 340 | 34.00 | 0/2 | 5 | 16.80 |
| Trent Bridge | 5 | 342 | 38.00 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 5 | 188 | 23.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 3 | 216 | 43.20 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1997 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2004 at Kingsmead
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