William Evans (cricketer, born 1897)
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| Full name | William Lewis Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 November 1897 Streatham, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 April 1966 (aged 68) Epsom, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Lewis Evans (29 November 1897 – 25 April 1966) was an English first-class cricketer and civil servant.
Evans was born at Streatham. He first joined the Civil Service in January 1913 as a clerk,[1] later transferring to the Office of Works in May 1920.[2] Evans represented the Civil Service cricket team in its only appearance in first-class cricket against the touring New Zealanders at Chiswick in 1927.[3] Batting twice during the match, he scored 8 runs in the Civil Service first-innings before being dismissed by Curly Page, while in their second-innings he ended not out on 15.[4] He bowled seventeen wicketless overs in the New Zealanders only innings, conceding 52 runs.[4]
By 1937, he was employed as a clerk in the Inland Revenue.[5] He died at Epsom in April 1966.
References
- ^ "No. 28743". The London Gazette. 5 August 1913.
- ^ "No. 21886". The London Gazette. 4 May 1920.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Civil Service v New Zealanders, 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "No. 34387". The London Gazette. 9 April 1937.