Frank Evershed
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Frank Evershed was an English
rugby
player who played internationally for England
between 1889 and 1893 and a cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
.
Evershed was born in Stapenhill
(then in Derbyshire), the son of Sydney Evershed
the brewer and MP
for Burton
,
Evershed was an outstanding wing-forward
who won ten caps for England. He played his first international for England against New Zealand Natives at Blackheath on 16 February 1889. From 1890 to 1893 he played nine matches in the Home Nations Championships
. He scored three tries in total.
As a cricketer, Evershed played for Derbyshire when the team was without first class status. He often appeared with his brothers Sydney
and Edward
. He played three matches during the 1889 season
and seven matches during the 1890 season
when he made a century against Norfolk
. Evershed's other brother Wallis
and cousin Geoffrey Bell
, also appeared for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in first-class cricket, while William
, of unknown relation, also played for the team.
Evershed married Florence Helen Lowe, the daughter of Thomas Barnabas Lowe. Their son Francis Raymond Evershed
was the first and last Baron Evershed of Stapenhill.
England
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rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who played internationally for England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
between 1889 and 1893 and a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for 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...
.
Evershed was born in Stapenhill
Stapenhill
Stapenhill is an area and civil parish in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire in the UK. Stapenhill was a small village owned by Nigel of Stafford in 1086.The village of Stapenhill has long since been surrounded by new housing developments....
(then in Derbyshire), the son of Sydney Evershed
Sydney Evershed (brewer)
Sydney Evershed , was an English brewer and Liberal Party politician who represented Burton.Evershed's family came from Albury in Surrey. By 1860 he had moved to Burton-on-Trent, and became a Burton brewer...
the brewer and MP
Member of Parliament
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for Burton
Burton (UK Parliament constituency)
Burton is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
,
Evershed was an outstanding wing-forward
Flanker (rugby union)
A flanker is a position in the sport of rugby union. Flankers play in the forwards, and are generally classified as either blindside, or openside flankers; numbers six and seven respectively. The name comes from their position in a scrum in which they flank each set of forwards...
who won ten caps for England. He played his first international for England against New Zealand Natives at Blackheath on 16 February 1889. From 1890 to 1893 he played nine matches in the Home Nations Championships
Six Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
. He scored three tries in total.
As a cricketer, Evershed played for Derbyshire when the team was without first class status. He often appeared with his brothers Sydney
Sydney Evershed
Sir Sydney Herbert Evershed was an English brewer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1901 and was a long-serving club captain from 1891 to 1898....
and Edward
Edward Evershed
Edward Evershed was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1888 and 1898.Evershed was born in Stapenhill, now part of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire , the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and MP for Burton...
. He played three matches during the 1889 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1889
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1889 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing nineteen years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. The club had lost first class status after 1887 and did not regain it until 1894, the year...
and seven matches during the 1890 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1890
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1890 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing twenty years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. Derbyshire had recruited Fred Spofforth a former Australian captain to help revive the club's...
when he made a century against Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. Evershed's other brother Wallis
Wallis Evershed
Wallis Evershed was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1884.Evershed was born in Stapenhill, the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and MP for Burton. He was educated at Clifton College where he was awarded his cap and was captain of the XI in 1882...
and cousin Geoffrey Bell
Geoffrey Bell (cricketer)
Geoffrey Foxall Bell, MC was an English cricketer and educationalist. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University. He won the Military Cross during World War I and became headmaster of two schools.Bell was born in Stapenhill, Derbyshire and was...
, also appeared for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in first-class cricket, while William
William Evershed
William Evershed was an English cricketer.Evershed made his first-class debut for pre-county club Hampshire against Petworth in 1845...
, of unknown relation, also played for the team.
Evershed married Florence Helen Lowe, the daughter of Thomas Barnabas Lowe. Their son Francis Raymond Evershed
Raymond Evershed, 1st Baron Evershed
Raymond Evershed, 1st Baron Evershed PC, KC was British judge who served as Master of the Rolls, and subsequently became a Law Lord .-Background and education:...
was the first and last Baron Evershed of Stapenhill.