Thomas Butterworth (17 December 1828 – 15 July 1877) was an English-bon

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er who played

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in both Australia and New Zealand. He was born at

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in 1828. Butterworth played two first-class matches for Victoria in 1857/58 and one for

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in 1866/67. He is known to have played in other matches for the Gentlemen of Victoria in 1857 and in a match for

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Cricket Club in 1864 against an English touring side organised by George Parr. His brother, Ben Butterworth, also played in both of these matches, as well as making three first-class appearances for Victoria.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 28. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Butterworth died at

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in London in 1877. He was aged 51.

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