| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Scholes Butler Birch |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1826 |
| Birth Place: | Failsworth, Lancashire, England |
| Death Place: | Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England |
| Family: | Lea Birch (father) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown-arm underarm slow |
| Club1: | Lancashire |
| Year1: | 1849 - 1851 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 84 |
| Bat Avg1: | 7.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | 104 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 3/– |
| Date: | 2 April |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/10446.html Cricinfo |
Scholes Butler Birch (30 July 1826 - 13 April 1910) was an English first-class cricketer and medical doctor.
The son of the first-class cricketer Lea Birch,[1] he was born at Failsworth, Lancashire and studied medicine at the University of St Andrews School of Medicine.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Manchester against Yorkshire at Manchester.[3] He played in first-class matches for Manchester on six occasions between 1845 and 1852, including on three occasions when the matches were billed as Lancashire v Yorkshire in 1849 and 1851.[3] Across six first-class matches, Birch scored 84 runs at an average of 7.00, with a high score of 33.[4] He was one of the earliest members of the Free Foresters Cricket Club.[1] He died in April 1910 at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.[1]