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Full name | Luke Rex Butterworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia | 28 October 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Buttsy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2003/04–2014/15 | Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12 | Sydney Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,18 July 2020 |
Luke Rex Butterworth (born 28 October 1983) is a former Australian cricket player,who played interstate cricket for Tasmania and club cricket for Glenorchy.
Butterworth became a regular in Tasmania's one-day side,but had to wait until 2006/07 to make his first-class debut. Although he was not a regular in the side during Tasmania's first Pura Cup winning season in 2006/07,he did play an outstanding role in the final,scoring 66 and 106,his maiden first class century. He also took 4/33 in the first innings,and his combined efforts earned him the distinction of being man of the match in Tasmania's first ever Pura Cup winning final. [1] He was called up to the Australian A team that toured Pakistan in 2007.
In the 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season,Butterworth was the leading wicker-taker,taking 43 wickets at an average of 15.04. [2]
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