Background
He was born in Highgate, Middlesex.
He was born in Highgate, Middlesex.
Butler was a right-handed batsman. Butler made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1986 Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. Butler played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1986 to 1990, which included 20 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match.
In 1987, he made his List A debut against Somerset in the National Westminster Trophy.
He played 3 further List A matches for Buckinghamshire, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1990 National Westminster Trophy. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 79 runs at a batting average of 19.75, with a high score of 44.
He also played Second XI cricket for the Northamptonshire Second XI in 1977.
