John Evans (cricketer, born 1889)
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| Full name | Alfred John Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 May 1889 Highclere, Hampshire |
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| Died | 18 September 1960 (aged 71) Marylebone, London |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
AH Evans (father) Ralph Evans (brother) Michael Evans (son) |
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| Only Test (cap 197) | 11 June 1921 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1908–1920 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909–1912 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1928 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 21 March 2009
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Alfred John Evans MC* (1 May 1889 – 18 September 1960), known as John Evans, was an English amateur cricketer who played mainly for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club whom he captained in 1927. Evans also played for Hampshire and made one Test match appearance for the English cricket team in 1921.
Evans served in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the first war he served in the Royal Flying Corps and was twice made a Prisoner of War. He made persistent escape attempts, two of which were successful, and during the second war served in MI9 providing guidelines and advice for the escape of Prisoners of War. He was also an all-round sportsman who enjoyed success in golf and racquets.
Evans was born at Highclere in Hampshire in 1889. His father, AH Evans, had been a master at Winchester College and had founded Horris Hill School in 1888. Evans began his education at the school before moving on to Winchester and then to Oriel College, Oxford between 1909 and 1912. Whilst at Winchester he was in the Cricket XI and also represented the school at raquets and golf.
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