William Evetts

William Evetts (30 June 1847 – 7 April 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Evetts
Personal information
Full name
William Evetts
Born30 June 1847
Tackley, Oxfordshire, England
Died7 April 1936(1936-04-07) (aged 88)
Tackley, Oxfordshire, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
RelationsJulian Evetts (grandson)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1868–1869Oxford University
1870–1882Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 22
Runs scored 531
Batting average 15.61
100s/50s 1/2
Top score 102
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 March 2020

The son of William Evetts senior, he was born in June 1847 at Tackley, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Evetts played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1868 and 1869, making nine appearances.[3] A free hitting batsman,[4] he scored 333 runs for Oxford at an average of 23.78, with a high score of 102.[5] His 102 came against Surrey at The Oval in 1868 and was made in under two hours.[4] Shortly after graduating from Oxford, Evetts appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in first-class cricket in 1870. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1882, making thirteen appearances and scoring 198 runs with a high score of 57.[3][5] Evetts was by profession a farmer.[1] He died at Tackley in April 1936.[4] His grandson, Julian Evetts, was also a first-class cricketer.

References
  1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 278.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Evetts, William (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by William Evetts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. "Wisden - Obituaries in 1936". ESPNcricnfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Evetts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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