Graeme David Bridge (born 4 September 1980) is a former English

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er. Born in

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, Bridge is a right-handed batsman and a left-arm slow bowler. He played for

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and the Durham Cricket Board for the entirety of his first-class career. His debut came in the AXA

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in 1999, where he took the wicket of

Gary Butcher Gary Paul Butcher (born 11 March 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer. The brother of England Test player Mark and son of Alan, he was an all-rounder who bowled right arm medium pace. Butcher started his career with Glamorgan in 1994 ...

. He never managed to establish himself on a regular basis and was released at the end of the 2006 season. Unable to find another club, he drifted away from the first-class game. He plays in the

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for Blaydon Cricket Club, which he has captained. Despite many games being abandoned due to rain, he was a leading wicket taker in the 2007 season, as he has been in most seasons.

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