Players / ICC World Twenty20 2009 / Ian Butler

New Zealand v England, 3rd T20, Wellington

New Zealand's comeback trend

Feb 14, 2013: Ian Butler's first New Zealand appearance in more than two years was a resounding success as he claimed 2 for 9 and revived his international career

New Zealand news

New Zealand's Ian Butler considered move to England

Feb 12, 2013: New Zealand fast bowler Ian Butler has admitted to having considered a move to England last year

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Neesham called up for Twenty20

Feb 7, 2013: Jimmy Neesham, the Otago allrounder, has been called into New Zealand's squad for the first Twenty20 against England

Plunket Shield 2012-13

Wins for Central Districts and Otago

Feb 2, 2013: A round-up of matches played in Plunket Shield 2012-13

England in New Zealand 2012-13

Taylor recalled to New Zealand squad

Jan 31, 2013: Ross Taylor will make his return to New Zealand colours in the Twenty20 series against England

Plunket Shield 2012-13, 3rd day

Neesham, McCullum deliver close win for Otago

Dec 4, 2012: Lower-order batsmen Jimmy Neesham and Neil Wagner scored 74 runs in 7.4 overs together to steer Otago to a close three-wicket victory against Auckland

Ian Butler

'The ball's still in orbit'

Oct 28, 2012: When you bounce Chris Gayle twice, you pay the price

Ford Trophy 2011-12, 1st match-day

Otago, Auckland, Canterbury register wins

Nov 25, 2011: A round-up of the first round of matches in the Ford Trophy 2011-12

New Zealand Cricket one-day competition, 6th round

Canterbury thrash Wellington to top table

Jan 27, 2011: Northern Districts and Otago shared two points apiece after a thrilling tie, while Canterbury thrashed Wellington

New Zealand news

Butler 'unluckiest' to miss out on contract

Jul 20, 2010: Mark Greatbatch, the New Zealand coach, has singled out fast bowler Ian Butler as the "unluckiest player to miss out" on a central contract for the upcoming term

County news

Ian Butler signs with Gloucestershire

Jun 3, 2010: Ian Butler, the New Zealand fast bowler, has signed up with Gloucestershire as their second overseas player for the Friends Provident t20 tournament

England v New Zealand, Super Eights, St Lucia

Kiwis seek another semi-final

May 9, 2010: Cricinfo previews the Super Eights match between England and New Zealand in St Lucia

New Zealand v Pakistan, Group E, World Twenty20, Barbados

Grit over glamour for New Zealand

May 8, 2010: There are teams with more talent and flair at this tournament than New Zealand, yet no one can surpass them for their resilience

New Zealand v Pakistan, Group E, World Twenty20, Barbados

New Zealand clinch last-ball thriller

May 8, 2010: In a tournament of largely one-sided matches, New Zealand pulled off their second nail-biting victory and their first Twenty20 win over defending champions Pakistan

HRV Cup 2009-10, 9th day

Ian Butler's record six downs Auckland

Jan 15, 2010: A round-up of the ninth day's games of the HRV Cup, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition

HRV Cup 2009-10, 4th day

Jacob Oram and Owais Shah star in wins

Jan 6, 2010: A round-up of the fourth day's games of the HRV Cup

New Zealand v Pakistan, Champions Trophy, semi-final, Jo'burg

Nerveless Vettori and Elliott lead New Zealand to final

Oct 3, 2009: Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an amazingly thin batting line-up to a modest target

Butler bounces back

Sep 10, 2009: He's gone from young fast bowler to injury casualty to allrounder. Now Ian Butler's back to the big time, and he's still got time on his side

Plays of the day

Blow by blow

Jun 9, 2009: Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the ICC World Twenty20 match between New Zealand and South Africa at Lord's

New Zealand v Scotland, ICC World Twenty20, Group D, The Oval

New Zealand blast their way past Scotland

Jun 6, 2009: Scotland set a challenging target, but New Zealand's big-hitters knocked off the runs in style