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William Evans (cricketer, born 1897)

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William Evans
Personal information
Full name
William Lewis Evans
Born29 November 1897
Streatham, Surrey, England
Died25 April 1966(1966-04-25) (aged 68)
Epsom, Surrey, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 23
Batting average 23.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 15*
Balls bowled 102
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 February 2019

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

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  1. ^ "No. 28743". The London Gazette. 5 August 1913.
  2. ^ "No. 21886". The London Gazette. 4 May 1920.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Civil Service v New Zealanders, 1927". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 34387". The London Gazette. 9 April 1937.
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