# Ryan Butterworth
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{{short description|Zimbabwean cricketer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2014}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ryan Butterworth
| image =
| country = Zimbabwe
| fullname = Ryan Eric Butterworth
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|04|14}}
| birth_place = [Salisbury](/source/Harare), Zimbabwe
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| club5 = [Mashonaland Eagles](/source/Mashonaland_Eagles)
| year5 = 2009/10–2010/11
| club4 = [Midlands](/source/Midlands_cricket_team)
| year4 = 2005/06
| club3 = [Manicaland](/source/Manicaland_cricket_team)
| year3 = 2004/05
| club2 = [Mashonaland](/source/Mashonaland_cricket_team)
| year2 = {{nowrap|2001/02–2003/04}}
| club1 = [CFX Academy](/source/CFX_Academy)
| year1 = 2000/01
| type1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| debutdate1 = 16 February
| debutyear1 = 2001
| debutfor1 = CFX Academy
| debutagainst1 = Mashonaland
| type2 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
| debutdate2 = 4 April
| debutyear2 = 2001
| debutfor2 = CFX Academy
| debutagainst2 = [Bangladeshis](/source/Bangladesh_national_cricket_team)
| columns = 3
| column1 = [FC](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 29
| runs1 = 1,309
| bat avg1 = 26.71
| 100s/50s1 = 3/1
| top score1 = 113
| deliveries1 = 270
| wickets1 = 6
| bowl avg1 = 29.33
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/27
| catches/stumpings1 = 22/–
| column2 = [LA](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches2 = 24
| runs2 = 288
| bat avg2 = 16.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 45
| deliveries2 = 114
| wickets2 = 3
| bowl avg2 = 21.66
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/11
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| column3 = [T20](/source/Twenty20)
| matches3 = 8
| runs3 = 175
| bat avg3 = 43.75
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 52*
| deliveries3 = 126
| wickets3 = 6
| bowl avg3 = 19.83
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/20
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–
| date = 24 November
| year = 2011
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35315/35315.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Ryan Eric Butterworth''' (born 14 April 1981) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer who played for the [Mashonaland Eagles](/source/Mashonaland_Eagles). He is a right-handed batsman, and right-arm medium-pace bowler, and is described as a batting [all-rounder](/source/all-rounder).
Butterworth attended Gateway Primary School in Harare, where his cricketing ability was immediately apparent, as he captained the team during most of his time there. His best performances with both bat and ball came against Eaglesvale School, against whom he scored 96 [not out](/source/not_out) and claimed eight wickets in separate matches. In 1993, he was captain of the Harare Schools B team in national primary schools week. He advanced to [Prince Edward School](/source/Prince_Edward_School), where he also captained teams throughout his years at the school, although cricket was not his main sport, instead taking third place behind swimming and [triathlon](/source/triathlon). He was a member of the school's first team for four years, where his best score was 133 not out against [Peterhouse Boys' School](/source/Peterhouse_Boys'_School).[{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/111449.html |title=Biography: Ryan Butterworth |last=Ward |first=John |date=25 April 2002 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=24 November 2010}}]
Butterworth made his [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) debut in 2001, appearing for the [CFX Academy](/source/CFX_Academy). He played five first-class matches for the team, scoring 182 runs; though over half of these came in just one of his eight innings, when he reached 113.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35315/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ryan Butterworth |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=24 November 2010}}] The amount of first-class cricket he played decreased over each of the following seasons, and he did not play at all between the [2004–05](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Zimbabwean_cricket_season) and [2007–08 seasons](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Zimbabwean_cricket_season). He played a vastly increased number of matches in [2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Zimbabwean_cricket_season), appearing 12 times for the [Mashonaland Eagles](/source/Mashonaland_Eagles), [averaging](/source/Batting_average_(cricket)) over 30 with the bat, and passing 100 on two occasions.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35315/f_Batting_by_Season.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Ryan Butterworth |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=24 November 2010}}]
Butterworth spent two seasons as a professional for Whitehaven Cricket Club in Cumbria scoring over 1800 runs and taking 93 wickets over the two seasons.
In [2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Zimbabwean_cricket_season), Butterworth was named as the player of the series in the [Stanbic Bank 20 Series](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Stanbic_Bank_20_Series),[{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/zimdomestic-2010/engine/current/match/475967.html |title=Final: Mashonaland Eagles v Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Nov 21, 2010 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=24 November 2010}}] scoring 165 runs at an average of 82.50. His performance in this tournament also saw him called up to the [Zimbabwe national squad](/source/Zimbabwe_national_cricket_team) for the [One Day International](/source/One_Day_International) tour to Bangladesh.[{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-v-zimbabwe-2010/content/story/488717.html |title=Butterworth replaces Flower in Zimbabwe squad|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=23 November 2010 |accessdate=24 November 2010}}]
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Category:CFX Academy cricketers
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