abstract:George Stephen Butler, born at Marlborough, Wiltshire on 16 December 1900 and died at Kingswear, Devon on 21 September 1969, played first-class cricket for Somerset in one match in 1920 and Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire from 1920 to 1939. While appearing for Wiltshire, he also played in seven first-class matches, mostly for teams representing the Minor Counties as a whole against touring sides in the 1930s.
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