Mark Butcher

Mark Butcher

Butcher at the Oval in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Mark Alan Butcher
Born	(1972-08-23) 23 August 1972 (age 52) Croydon, London, England
Nickname	Butch, Baz
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm medium/Off-Spin
Role	Top-order batsman
Relations	Alan Butcher (father), Gary Butcher (brother)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 584)	5 June 1997 v Australia
Last Test	30 December 2004 v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1992–2009	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 71 280 191 13 Runs scored 4,288 17,870 4,460 210 Batting average 34.58 40.70 31.85 17.50 100s/50s 8/23 38/95 2/28 –/2 Top score 173* 259 139 60 Balls bowled 901 7,703 2,527 – Wickets 15 125 49 – Bowling average 36.06 33.89 45.10 – 5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 – Best bowling 4/42 5/86 3/23 – Catches/stumpings 61/– 263/– 63/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 August 2009

Mark Alan Butcher (born 23 August 1972) is an English cricket commentator and former English Test cricketer, who played county cricket for Surrey from 1992 until his retirement in 2009. He was a left-handed batsman, and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler who was also capable of bowling off spin.^[1]