Stephanie Butler

Stephanie Butler (born 23 April 1994) is an English cricketer who currently captains Staffordshire, as well as playing for Central Sparks. An all-rounder, she is a left-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She has also spent one season with Yorkshire, as well as two seasons as part of the Yorkshire Diamonds squad in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]

Stephanie Butler
Personal information
Full nameStephanie Butler
Born (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2016Staffordshire
2016–2017Yorkshire Diamonds
2017Yorkshire
2018–presentStaffordshire
2020–presentCentral Sparks
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 63 55
Runs scored 801 622
Batting average 20.02 31.10
100s/50s 0/3 0/2
Top score 70* 68*
Balls bowled 2,329 916
Wickets 68 40
Bowling average 20.02 23.77
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/32 4/9
Catches/stumpings 20/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 September 2021

Early life

Butler was born on 23 April 1994 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.[2]

Domestic career

Butler made her county debut in 2010, for Staffordshire against Scotland.[3] In 2012 she took her best Twenty20 bowling figures, taking 4/9 in a victory over Lancashire.[4] A strong performance in the 2014 Women's County Championship, where she took 12 wickets at an average of 16.08, led to Butler being called up to the England squad for their Test match against India as an injury-replacement for Rebecca Grundy.[5][6] However, she did not play in the match. In 2016, she scored her maiden county half-century, scoring 51 against Middlesex.[7]

In 2017, Butler spent one season with Yorkshire, and took 8 wickets across the two competitions.[8][9] In 2018, she returned to Staffordshire and took on the captaincy of the side.[10] Over the next two seasons, Butler was especially successful with bat, and was Staffordshire's leading run-scorer in the 2018 Women's Twenty20 Cup and the 2019 Women's County Championship.[11][12] In the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Butler scored 53 runs and took 2 wickets in the three matches she played.[13][14]

Butler was also part of the Yorkshire Diamonds squad in the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016 and 2017. She only appeared for the side in 2016, playing four matches and taking two wickets.[2]

In 2020, Butler played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in one match, bowling 9 overs for figures of 0/38 against Northern Diamonds.[15] In 2021, she appeared in six matches for the side, taking three wickets across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[16][17]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Stephanie Butler". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Stephanie Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. "Staffordshire Women v Scotland Women, 15 August 2010". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  4. "Lancashire Women v Staffordshire Women, 31 July 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  5. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2014". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. "Grundy out of India, SA series". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. "Staffordshire Women v Middlesex Women, 4 September 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. "Bowling for Yorkshire Women/NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. "Women's List A Matches played by Stephanie Butler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  12. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  13. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  14. "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. "Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks, September 13 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  16. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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