James Evans (cricketer)

James Evans (9 November 1891 – 26 August 1973) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, a right-arm slow bowler and occasionally played as a wicketkeeper. He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1913 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. The following season Evans played a single first-class match for Hampshire against the same opposition. With the onset of the First World War county cricket was cancelled until the 1919 season.

James Evans
Personal information
Full name
James Evans
Born(1891-11-09)9 November 1891
Shropshire, England
Died26 August 1973(1973-08-26) (aged 81)
Upham, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1913–1921Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 15
Runs scored 196
Batting average 10.31
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41
Balls bowled 126
Wickets 1
Bowling average 81.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/34
Catches/stumpings 10/1
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2010

Evans next appearance for Hampshire came after the war in the 1920 season. Over the course of the 1920 and 1921 seasons, Evans played thirteen first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match coming against Yorkshire in May 1921. In Evans fifteen first-class matches for the club he scored 196 runs at a batting average of 10.31, with a high score of 41. In addition Evans took a single first-class wicket and took ten catches and made a single stumping.

Evans died at Upham, Hampshire on 26 August 1973.

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