Stephanie Butler

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

Stephanie Butler
Personal information
Full name
Stephanie 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
2020–2022Central Sparks
2023–presentNorth West Thunder
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 64 67
Runs scored 813 758
Batting average 19.82 25.26
100s/50s 0/3 0/2
Top score 70* 68*
Balls bowled 2,329 1,126
Wickets 68 52
Bowling average 20.02 22.23
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/32 4/9
Catches/stumpings 20/– 9/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2023

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] She was ever-present for Staffordshire in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, scoring 132 runs as well as being the side's leading wicket-taker, with 12 wickets.[15][16]

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.[17] In 2021, she appeared in six matches for the side, taking three wickets across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[18][19] She appeared in one match for the side in 2022, in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.[20] At the end of the 2022 season, Butler left Central Sparks and joined North West Thunder.[21] She played two matches for her new side in 2023, both in the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[22]

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. "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  16. "Bowling for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  17. "Northern Diamonds v Central Sparks, September 13 2020". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  18. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  19. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  20. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  21. "Deandra Dottin returns to Thunder". Lancashire Cricket. 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  22. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Thunder/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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