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| Born | 28 November 1969 Pakistan | ||||||||||||||
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| 1998 | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,15 January 2011 | |||||||||||||||
Atif Butt (born 28 November 1969) is a Pakistani-born former Danish cricketer,who played mainly as a batsman.
Butt made his debut for Denmark against the Netherlands in 1989. [1] In that same year,he played two friendly matches against the touring Australians,who had just finished their successful Ashes series against England. [1] He played in his first ICC Trophy in its fourth edition in the Netherlands,making three appearances against East and Central Africa,the United States and the Netherlands. [2] He next appeared for Denmark in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya,making eight appearances during the tournament,the last of which came against Namibia. [2] Butt was Denmark's leading run-scorer during the tournament,with 305 runs at an average of 43.57,with a high score of 71. [3] One of three half centuries he made in the tournament,his best score came against Malaysia. [4] He toured Namibia in 1998,making four appearances on the tour. [1] In 1999,he played in Denmark's first appearance in List A cricket against the Kent Cricket Board in English domestic crickets NatWest Trophy. [5] In what was Butt's only List A appearance,the Kent Cricket Board made 227/8 from their 50 overs,with Denmark making 169/9 in their fifty overs to lose the match by 58 runs. Butt scored 35 runs in that innings,before he was dismissed by Grant Sheen. [6] He made his final appearance for Denmark in the 2000 European Championship against the Netherlands. [1]