Iain Butchart
63Zimbabwe · PACE · 1983 to 1995 · on scorecards: IP Butchart
BATTING
- Matches
- 20
- Innings
- 16
- Runs
- 252
- Average
- 18
- Strike rate
- 63.79
- High score
- 54
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 1
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 12
- Average
- 53.33
- Economy
- 5.47
- Strike rate
- 58.5
- Best figures
- 3/57
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 4 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Iain Butchart played 20 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 1983 to 1995. The first came against Australia at Trent Bridge, with a score of 34 and 1 wicket, and the last against England at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 1995.
The most productive decade was the 1980s: 180 runs at 20.0 in 12 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 54 from 70 balls against New Zealand at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium in 1987, in a defeat. The best bowling is 3 for 57 against Pakistan at Bellerive Oval in 1992.
In all: 1 fifty. The most runs came against Australia: 65 runs at 16.3 in 5 ODIs. Zimbabwe won 2 of the ODIs Iain Butchart played and lost 17.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 20 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 70 | New Zealand | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1987 | Lost |
| 34* | 38 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 1983 | Won |
| 33 | 27 | Pakistan | Bellerive Oval | 1992 | Lost |
| 24 | 36 | England | Lavington Sports Oval | 1992 | Won |
| 22* | 35 | India | Grace Road | 1983 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/57 | 10 | Pakistan | Bellerive Oval | 1992 | Lost |
| 2/32 | 10 | England | Lavington Sports Oval | 1992 | Won |
| 2/52 | 10 | Australia | County Ground | 1983 | Lost |
| 2/59 | 10 | Australia | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1987 | Lost |
| 1/39 | 10 | Australia | Trent Bridge | 1983 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 5 | 65 | 16.25 | 0/0 | 6 | 33.67 |
| India | 5 | 63 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 3 | 57 | 28.50 | 0/1 | 1 | 130.00 |
| England | 2 | 26 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 16.00 |
| West Indies | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 1 | 33 | 33.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 19.00 |
| South Africa | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Away | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 87.00 |
| Neutral | 16 | 216 | 21.60 | 0/1 | 11 | 50.27 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12 | 180 | 20.00 | 0/1 | 6 | 72.50 |
| 1990s | 8 | 72 | 14.40 | 0/0 | 6 | 34.17 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerive Oval | 2 | 43 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 19.00 |
| Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1 | 54 | 54.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 1 | 34 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 39.00 |
| Lavington Sports Oval | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 16.00 |
| Grace Road | 1 | 22 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Nevill Ground | 1 | 18 | 18.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1983 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1995 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 9 May 1960
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 395
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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