Henry Evans (English cricketer)
Henry Evans (8 July 1857 – 30 July 1920) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1882.
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| Full name | Henry Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 July 1857 Stoneyford, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 July 1920 (aged 63) Spondon, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium fast bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | T Evans (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1878–1882 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 27 May 1878 Derbyshire v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 12 June 1882 Derbyshire v Australians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evans was born in Stoneyford (near Heanor), Derbyshire the son of Thomas Evans, a farmer. He became a clerk with the Midland Railway.[1]
Evans made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1878 season against Yorkshire. He next played three matches during the 1881 season. In the 1882 season he played one further first-class match, against the touring Australian team.
Evans was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 19 wickets at an average of 13.26 and had a best performance of 7-47. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and played 10 innings in 5 matches. His top score was 10 and his average 4.10.[2]
In 1888 Evans moved to Glasgow, as an assistant traffic manager for a railway company. He died in Spondon.
His brother Thomas Evans, played for Derbyshire during the 1883 season.
References
- British Census 1881
- Henry Evans at Cricket Archive, accessed 16 September 2008