Luke Butterworth
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Luke Rex Butterworth in Hobart
, Tasmania
is an Australian cricket
player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers
and plays club cricket for Glenorchy Cricket Club
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Luke Butterworth has become a regular in Tasmania's one-day side, but had to wait until 2006/07 to make his first class debut. Although he wasn't a regular in the side during the Tasmanian Tigers
first Pura Cup
winning season in 2006/07, he did play an outstanding role in the final, scoring 66 and 106, his maiden first class century. He performed just as well with the ball taking 4/33 in the first innings, and the combined efforts with bat and ball earned him the distinction of being man of the match in Tasmania's first ever Pura Cup winning final. He was called up to the Australian A team that toured Pakistan in 2007.
In the 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season
, Butterworth was the leading wicker-taker, taking 43 wickets at an average of 15.04. Butterworth also made 293 runs at 29.3.
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
is an Australian cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
player, who plays for the Tasmanian Tigers
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
and plays club cricket for Glenorchy Cricket Club
Glenorchy Cricket Club
Glenorchy Cricket Club also known as the "Magpies" represent Glenorchy in Tasmania's Grade Cricket Competition.Glenorchy Cricket Club was founded in , and were at their most dominant in the 1950s, when they won a "four-in-a-row"....
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Luke Butterworth has become a regular in Tasmania's one-day side, but had to wait until 2006/07 to make his first class debut. Although he wasn't a regular in the side during the Tasmanian Tigers
Tasmanian Tigers
The Tasmanian cricket team, nicknamed the Tigers, represents the Australian state of Tasmania in cricket tournaments. They compete annually in the Australian domestic senior men's cricket season, which currently consists of the first-class Sheffield Shield, the limited overs Ford Ranger Cup, and...
first Pura Cup
Pura Cup
The Sheffield Shield is the domestic cricket competition of Australia. The tournament is contested between teams from the six states of Australia. Prior to the Shield being established, a number of intercolonial matches were played. The Shield, donated by Lord Sheffield, was first contested during...
winning season in 2006/07, he did play an outstanding role in the final, scoring 66 and 106, his maiden first class century. He performed just as well with the ball taking 4/33 in the first innings, and the combined efforts with bat and ball earned him the distinction of being man of the match in Tasmania's first ever Pura Cup winning final. He was called up to the Australian A team that toured Pakistan in 2007.
In the 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season
2010–11 Sheffield Shield season
The 2010–11 Sheffield Shield season was the 118th season of the Sheffield Shield, the first-class domestic cricket competition of Australia. The season began on 8 October 2010, and ended on 21 March 2011 at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart, with the Tasmanian Tigers wining their second...
, Butterworth was the leading wicker-taker, taking 43 wickets at an average of 15.04. Butterworth also made 293 runs at 29.3.