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Henry Evans (English cricketer)

Henry Evans
Personal information
Full name Henry Evans
Born (1857-07-08)8 July 1857
Stoneyford, Derbyshire, England
Died 30 July 1920(1920-07-30) (aged 63)
Spondon, Derby, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium fast bowler
Domestic team information
Years Team
18781882 Derbyshire
First-class debut 27 May 1878 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last First-class 12 June 1882 Derbyshire v Australians
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 41
Batting average 4.10
100s/50s /
Top score 10
Balls bowled 556
Wickets 19
Bowling average 13.26
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 7-47
Catches/stumpings 4/-
Source: [1], 25 January 2011

Henry Evans (8 July 1857 — 30 July 1920) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1882.

Evans was born in Stoneyford, Derbyshire the son of Thomas Evans, a farmer. He became a clerk with the Midland Railway.

Evans played his first game for Derbyshire in the 1878 season against Yorkshire. He next played three matches during the 1881 season. In the 1882 season he played one further first-class match, against a touring Australian team.

Evans was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 19 wickets at an average of 13.26 and had a best performance of 7-47. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and played 10 innings in 5 matches. His top score was 10 and his average 4.10.

In 1888 Evans moved to Glasgow, as an assistant traffic manager for a railway company. He died in Spondon.

His brother Thomas Evans, played for Derbyshire during the 1883 season.


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