Dudley Evans

Dudley Evans

Personal information
Full name	Dudley MacNeil Evans
Born	1 December 1886(1886-12-01) Cape Colony, South Africa
Died	18 December 1972(1972-12-18) (aged 86) Petersfield, Hampshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	Alfred Evans (Uncle), John Evans (Cousin), Alfred Evans (Brother), Ralph Evans (Cousin), William Evans (Brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1904–1905 & 1911	Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition	FC
Matches	16
Runs scored	382
Batting average	14.69
100s/50s	–/2
Top score	64
Balls bowled	2,240
Wickets	55
Bowling average	26.34
5 wickets in innings	4
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	6/81
Catches/stumpings	17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2010

Dudley MacNeil Evans (1 December 1886 – 18 December 1972) was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.

Evans made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1904 County Championship, playing a single match against Sussex. Evans played three matches for Hampshire in 1905 and thereafter would not represent the county in first-class cricket again until the 1911 season, where Evans played eleven first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Lancashire.

In all, Evans played in fifteen first-class matches for Hampshire, scoring 361 runs at a batting average of 15.04 , with two half centuries and high score of 64 against Yorkshire in 1911. With the ball Evans took 50 wickets for the county at a bowling average of 27.56, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/81 against Derbyshire in 1911.

Evans also represented HDG Leveson-Gower's XI in a single first-class match against Cambridge University in 1911, where he took 5/56 in the Universities second innings.

Evans died at Petersfield, Hampshire on December 18, 1972.

Family

Evans brothers Alfred and William both played first-class cricket, as did his cousins Ralph and John Evans, with John playing Test cricket for England. Evans uncle Alfred Evans also played first-class cricket.

External links

• Dudley Evans at Cricinfo
• Dudley Evans at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for Dudley Evans

Persondata
Name	Evans, Dudley
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1886-12-01
Place of birth	Cape Colony
Date of death	1972-12-18
Place of death	Petersfield, Hampshire