Harry Butt

Harry Butt

Personal information

Full name

Henry Rigden Butt

Born

27 December 1865

Died

21 December 1928 (aged 62)

Nickname

Harry

Batting style

Right-handed

Role

Batsman

International information

National side

English

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	3	550
Runs scored	22	7,391
Batting average	7.33	12.83
100s/50s	0/0	0/18
Top score	13	96
Balls bowled	0	60
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	n/a	n/a
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	n/a	n/a
Catches/stumpings	1/1	954/277

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Henry ("Harry") Rigden Butt (27 December 1865 in Sands End, Fulham, Middlesex, England – 21 December 1928 in West Hill, Hastings, Sussex, England) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1890 and 1912. Butt also played three Test matches for England on their tour to South Africa in 1895-96. He later went on to become an umpire, and stood in that role in six Tests. His popularity was such that when he retired as an umpire due to ill-health, the County captains wrote to the Secretary of the Marylebone Cricket Club asking him to write to Butt to express their regret at the cause.

Butt, a short man, was Sussex's wicket-keeper for twenty years. He was awarded two benefits: the matches between Sussex and Yorkshire at Hove in 1900, and between Sussex and Middlesex at Lord's in 1928.

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