▁appearances ▁for ▁Som erset ▁and ▁K ies w etter ▁remained ▁the ▁first - choice ▁w icket - keeper ▁for ▁Som erset . ▁The ▁second ▁County ▁Championship ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁saw ▁But t ler ▁score ▁ 9 4 ▁runs ▁playing ▁as ▁a ▁special ist ▁b ats man ▁and ▁an ▁injury ▁to ▁K ies w etter ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁April ▁provided ▁an ▁opportunity ▁for ▁But t ler ▁to ▁claim ▁his ▁place ▁as ▁w icket - keeper ▁in ▁the ▁side . ▁Som erset ▁started ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁season ▁poor ly , ▁but ▁But t ler ▁was ▁pra ised ▁for ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁m ature ▁approach ▁to ▁his ▁batt ing , ▁aver aging ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁with ▁the ▁bat ▁in ▁the ▁Championship ▁at ▁the ▁mid point ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁enjo ying ▁his ▁most ▁product ive ▁first - class ▁season ▁to ▁date . ▁After ▁missing ▁county ▁matches ▁again ▁due ▁to ▁international ▁call - ups , ▁But t ler ▁saw ▁K ies w etter ▁return ▁as ▁w icket - keeper ▁in ▁some ▁T 2 0 ▁county ▁matches ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁public ly ▁question ▁his ▁future ▁at ▁the ▁club ▁if ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁keep ▁w icket ▁regularly ▁for ▁the ▁one - day ▁side . ▁He ▁delayed ▁signing ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁offered , ▁concerned ▁that ▁by ▁not ▁being ▁the ▁main ▁w icket - keeper ▁for ▁Som erset ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁put ▁his ▁international ▁w icket - keep ing ▁place ▁in ▁je op ard y , ▁despite ▁a ▁strong