# Basil Butcher

> Basil Fitzherbert Butcher was a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. He was regarded as a reliable right-handed middle-order batsman in the star-studded West Indian batting line-up of the 1960s. Australian cricketer and media personality Richie Benaud regarded him as the most difficult of the West Indian batsmen to dismiss.

*West Indian cricketer (1933-2019)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Guyana
- **Born:** 1933-09-03
- **Died:** 2019-12-16
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Basil Fitzherbert Butcher was a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. He was regarded as a reliable right-handed middle-order batsman in the star-studded West Indian batting line-up of the 1960s. Australian cricketer and media personality Richie Benaud regarded him as the most difficult of the West Indian batsmen to dismiss.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Timeline
- **2019** - Died
- **1970** - Wisden Cricketer of the Year
- **1958** - West Indies cricket team
- **1955** - Guyana national cricket team
- **1933** - Born

## Sources
- [Basil Butcher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Butcher)
- [باسيل بوتشير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [ব্যাসিল বুচার](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0)
- [बेसिल बुचर](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0)
- [باسل بوچر](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84_%D8%A8%D9%88%DA%86%D8%B1)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4867129)

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