Bill Butler

A contemporary of Reg Goddard , Bill was captain for several seasons and club secretary for years. He lived at Chittoe Heath and worked with his brothers as builders. They built the lovely little thatched pavilion in 1935 after Bill had worked hard to enable the club to raise the necessary money. The Butler brothers were the building contractors to the Spye estate, and this enabled Bill to spend time maintaining the pitch. At one time Bill opened both batting and bowling. Despite what must have been arthritis, Bill continued playing into into his 50's, often having to bat from the start with a runner. He was a good coach, and many were the aspiring fast bowlers taken on one side by Bill and told first of all to pitch a length. Another stalwart we do well to remember.