Dudley Evans
Dudley MacNeil Evans (1 December 1886 – 18 December 1972) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium and 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.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dudley MacNeil Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 December 1886 Cape Colony, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 1972 (aged 86) Petersfield, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alfred Evans (Uncle), John Evans (Cousin), Alfred Evans (Brother), Ralph Evans (Cousin), William Evans (Brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1904–1905 & 1911 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 December 1972.
Family
Evans brothers Alfred 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.
External links
- Dudley Evans at Cricinfo
- Dudley Evans at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for Dudley Evans