Full name Ian Gareth Butler
Born November 24, 1981, Middlemore, Auckland
Current age 28 years 1 days
Major teams New Zealand, Kent, Northern Districts
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 10 | 2 | 76 | 26 | 9.50 | 163 | 46.62 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| ODIs | 24 | 12 | 4 | 71 | 25 | 8.87 | 133 | 53.38 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2* | 4.00 | 9 | 44.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 53 | 18 | 590 | 68 | 16.85 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 81 | 51 | 13 | 488 | 47 | 12.84 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 27 | 18 | 8 | 109 | 21 | 10.90 | 99 | 110.10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 14 | 1368 | 884 | 24 | 6/46 | 7/146 | 36.83 | 3.87 | 57.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 24 | 23 | 1001 | 937 | 25 | 4/44 | 4/44 | 37.48 | 5.61 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 12 | 12 | 240 | 332 | 16 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 20.75 | 8.30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 41 | 6503 | 3809 | 120 | 6/46 | 31.74 | 3.51 | 54.1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | ||
| List A | 81 | 3497 | 3114 | 93 | 5/55 | 5/55 | 33.48 | 5.34 | 37.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 27 | 27 | 536 | 744 | 32 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 23.25 | 8.32 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Mar 13-16, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test | Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka, Oct 19-22, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 13, 2002 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 3, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Feb 15, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2001/02 |
| Last First-class | Auckland v Otago at Auckland, Dec 13-16, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | New Zealand v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, Nov 3, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Kent v Sussex at Canterbury, Jul 13, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New Zealand v Pakistan at Dubai, Nov 13, 2009 scorecard |
Ian Butler, a fast bowler, had his introduction to international cricket when Shane Bond was injured. While not as fast as Bond, Butler is much younger and has the potential to develop more speed. He also has an uncanny ability to extract troublesome lift from surfaces others are unable to exploit. After four Tests spread out in 2001 and 2002, a spell with Gloucestershire in 2003 was the preview to his tour of India with the Test side, and he made a good showing in the second Test when he replaced the injured Jacob Oram. Bowling on a benign surface at Mohali, he consistently got the ball through at a good pace. A Test-best 6 for 46 followed against Pakistan at Wellington in 2004, and although he missed out on the Test series in England in 2004, he was called up the one-day squad after Shane Bond was forced to return home early. But four games later, with only seven wickets to boast of, he was cast into the wilderness from where he returned only in 2009. A good domestic season prompted his call-up to the Twenty20 squad to play Australia. He was then retained for the home Twenty20s against India, where he took four wickets. That performance earned him a recall to the one-day side.
Lynn McConnell February 2009
- Nerveless Vettori and Elliott lead New Zealand to final (Oct 3, 2009)
- Butler bounces back (Sep 10, 2009)
- Blow by blow (Jun 9, 2009)
- New Zealand blast their way past Scotland (Jun 6, 2009)
- A lot at stake for New Zealand bowlers (Mar 12, 2009)
Nov 13, 2009
Ian Butler got rid of the Pakistan openers
© Associated Press
Oct 3, 2009
Ian Butler celebrates Shoaib Malik's wicket
© Getty Images
Sep 29, 2009
Ian Butler is delighted after picking up Eoin Morgan's wicket
© AFP
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