| Ian Butcher | |
| Fullname: | Ian Paul Butcher |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Farnborough, Kent, England |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightinch: | 0 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Family: | Alan Butcher (brother), Martin Butcher (brother), Mark Butcher (nephew), Gary Butcher (nephew) |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 124 |
| Runs1: | 5,480 |
| Bat Avg1: | 29.62 |
| 100S/50S1: | 11/24 |
| Top Score1: | 139 |
| Deliveries1: | 84 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/2 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 87/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 91 |
| Runs2: | 1,876 |
| Bat Avg2: | 24.05 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/8 |
| Top Score2: | 103 |
| Deliveries2: | 9 |
| Wickets2: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 10.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 1/6 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 27/– |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11276/11276.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 13 April |
| Year: | 2022 |
Ian Paul Butcher (born 1 July 1962) is a former English first-class cricketer. He is the brother of former England Test player Alan Butcher and uncle of Mark Butcher.
Butcher was a regular opening batsman for Leicestershire during the 1980s, topping 1000 runs in a season twice. In 1988 he moved to Gloucestershire but was released after a couple of seasons.[1]