Alfred Evans (Royal Navy officer)
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Full name | Alfred Englefield Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | South Africa | 30 January 1884||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 1944 Cranborne, Dorset, England | (aged 60)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Dudley Evans (brother) William Evans (brother) John Evans (cousin) Ralph Evans (cousin) Alfred Evans (uncle) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1919–1920 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010 |
Biography
Evans was born in South Africa, the second son of Dr E. W. Evans. He spent his formative years in South Africa before the family returned to England, where he was educated at Horris Hill School before joining the
He was promoted to
Evans died at Cranborne, Dorset on 29 December 1944.
Cricket career
Evans made his first-class debut for the
In 1919 Evans made his debut for Hampshire against Surrey. From 1919 to 1920, Evans represented Hampshire in five first-class matches with his final appearance for the county coming against Middlesex in the 1921 County Championship.
In addition to representing Hampshire and the Royal Navy, Evans also made first-class appearances for a combined Army and Navy side against Demobilised Officers in 1919 and for a
In Evans' first-class career he played thirteen matches, scoring 310 runs at a batting average of 14.09, with one half century and a high score of 77. With the ball Evans took 23 wickets at a bowling average of 36.56, with best figures of 4/74.
Family
Evan's brothers
References
- ^ a b Dix-Peek, Ross. "South Africans at the Battle of Jutland". The South African Military History Society. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "No. 27662". The London Gazette. 29 March 1904. p. 2042.
- ^ "No. 27843". The London Gazette. 10 October 1905. p. 6776.
- ^ a b "No. 31483". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 July 1919. p. 9832.
- ^ "No. 34396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 May 1937. p. 3078.
- ^ "No. 36033". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1943. p. 2423.