William Evans

English cricketer and civil servant
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish cricketer and civil servant
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasAthlete Cricketer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1897, Streatham, United Kingdom
Death25 April 1966 (aged 69 years)
The details

Biography

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, later transferring to the Office of Works in May 1920. Evans represented the Civil Service cricket team in its only appearance in first-class cricket against the touring New Zealanders at Chiswick in 1927. 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. He bowled seventeen wicketless overs in the New Zealanders only innings, conceding 52 runs.

By 1937, he was employed as a clerk in the Inland Revenue. He died at Epsom in April 1966.

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