Graham Robert Butcher (born 25 September 1981) is an English former first-class cricketer. Butcher was born at

Epsom Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England, about south of central London. The town is first recorded as ''Ebesham'' in the 10th century and its name probably derives from that of a Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain ...

and was educated at Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School in

Croydon Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater Lond ...

, before going up to

Oriel College, Oxford Oriel College () is Colleges of the University of Oxford, a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford (a title for ...

. While studying at Oxford, he played

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for

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on two occasions against

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in The University Matches of 2001 and 2003. He also made a single first-class appearance for Oxford UCCE against

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, former county in South East England, now mainly within Greater London. Its boundaries largely followed three rivers: the River Thames, Thames in the south, the River Lea, Le ...

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in 2003.

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* 1981 births Living people Cricketers from Epsom People educated at Archbishop Tenison's Church of England High School, Croydon Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford English cricketers Oxford University cricketers Oxford MCCU cricketers Cricketers from Surrey 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1980s-stub