Simon Max Butler (born 2 October 1984) is a former English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Simon Max Butler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 37) High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born at High Wycombe, Butler attended Cardiff University, where he played minor matches for Cardiff UCCE.[1] In one such match against Leeds/Bradford UCCE in 2007, Butler scored 167, which was the highest score that year by a university batsman.[2] In that same year, Butler made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against the touring West Indians at Durham, and Sri Lanka A at Arundel.[3] He scored a total of 36 runs in these matches, as well as taking 5 wickets.[4][5] He played Second XI cricket for Middlesex, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire, but was unable to force his way into their starting elevens.[6] He also played Hawke Cup cricket in New Zealand for North Otago in later 2008 and early 2009.[7]