James Evans (cricketer)
James Evans (9 November 1891 – 26 August 1973) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm slow bowler and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1913 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. The following season Evans played a single first-class match for Hampshire against the same opposition. With the onset of the First World War county cricket was cancelled until the 1919 season.
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| Born | 9 November 1891 Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 August 1973 (aged 81) Upham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm slow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1913–1914 & 1920–1921 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evans next appearance for Hampshire came after the war in the 1920 season. Over the course of the 1920 and 1921 seasons, Evans played thirteen first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match coming against Yorkshire in May 1921. In Evans fifteen first-class matches for the club he scored 196 runs at a batting average of 10.31, with a high score of 41. In addition Evans took a single first-class wicket and took ten catches and made a single stumping.
External links
- James Evans at Cricinfo
- James Evans at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for James Evans