Robert Evans (cricketer)

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Robert Evans
Personal information
Full name
Robert Gordon Evans
Born20 August 1899
Great Barton, Suffolk, England
Died2 August 1981(1981-08-02) (aged 81)
Sidlesham, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920–1921Cambridge University
1935–1936Berkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 248
Batting average 22.54
100s/50s –/–
Top score 46*
Balls bowled 2,244
Wickets 50
Bowling average 23.82
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 6/45
Catches/stumpings 4/-
Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2018

Robert Gordon Evans (20 August 1899 – 2 August 1981) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

Born at

five wicket hauls he took.[5] Evans gained a blue in 1921.[1] He also played two first-class matches for the Free Foresters in 1922 and 1923.[3]

After graduating from Peterhouse, Evans became a teacher. He worked as an assistant master at

Minor Counties Championship.[6] He later taught at The Prebendal School in Chichester,[7] and retired to nearby Sidlesham
, where he died in August 1981.

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ "No. 30949". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 October 1918. p. 12045.
  3. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Robert Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Robert Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Robert Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1981". ESPNcricinfo. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

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