Dudley Evans
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Dudley MacNeil Evans was an English
cricketer
. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
.
Evans made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
in the 1904 County Championship
, playing a single match against Sussex
. Evans played three matches for Hampshire in 1905 and thereafter would not represent the county in first-class cricket again until the 1911 season, where Evans played eleven first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Lancashire
.
In all, Evans played in fifteen first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 361 runs at a batting average
of 15.04 , with two half centuries and high score of 64 against Yorkshire
in 1911. With the ball Evans took 50 wickets for the county at a bowling average
of 27.56, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/81 against Derbyshire
in 1911.
Evans also represented HDG Leveson-Gower's XI in a single first-class match against Cambridge University
in 1911, where he took 5/56 in the Universities second innings.
Evans died at Petersfield
, Hampshire
on December 18, 1972.
and William
both played first-class cricket, as did his cousins Ralph
and John Evans
, with John playing Test cricket
for England. Evans uncle Alfred Evans
also played first-class cricket.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
.
Evans made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 1904 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, playing a single match against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. Evans played three matches for Hampshire in 1905 and thereafter would not represent the county in first-class cricket again until the 1911 season, where Evans played eleven first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
.
In all, Evans played in fifteen first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 361 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 15.04 , with two half centuries and high score of 64 against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 1911. With the ball Evans took 50 wickets for the county at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 27.56, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/81 against Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1911.
Evans also represented HDG Leveson-Gower's XI in a single first-class match against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1911, where he took 5/56 in the Universities second innings.
Evans died at Petersfield
Petersfield
Petersfield can refer to any of the following places:*Petersfield, Hampshire, a market town in England*Petersfield, Jamaica, a small town in the parish of Westmoreland*Petersfield, Manitoba, in Canada*Petersfield, an area of Cambridge, England...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
on December 18, 1972.
Family
Evans brothers AlfredAlfred Evans (cricketer, born 1884)
Vice-Admiral Sir Alfred Englefield Evans, KBE, CB was an English cricketer and Royal Navy admiral. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace....
and William
William Evans (English cricketer)
William Henry Brereton Evans was a South African-born English all-round cricketer who played 66 times in first-class cricket in the early 20th century. He played county cricket for Worcestershire and Hampshire, as well as representing the Gentlemen against the Players, but he appeared most for...
both played first-class cricket, as did his cousins Ralph
Ralph Evans (cricketer)
Ralph du Boulay Evans was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.Evans made a single first-class appearance for Hampshire during the 1912 County Championship against Essex....
and John Evans
John Evans (cricketer)
Alfred John Evans was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Hampshire, Kent and England. He was also an all-round sportsman who enjoyed success in golf and racquets.Evans was born in Newtown, Hampshire...
, with John playing Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
for England. Evans uncle Alfred Evans
Alfred Evans (cricketer, born 1858)
Alfred Henry Evans was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.-Early life:...
also played first-class cricket.
External links
- Dudley Evans at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Dudley Evans at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...
- Matches and detailed statistics for Dudley Evans