Edwin Evans (cricketer)
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| Bowling | Right-arm slow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 26) | 31 December 1881 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 12 August 1886 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1874/75–1887/88 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 12 October 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edwin "Ted" Evans (26 March 1849 – 2 July 1921) was an Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches between 1881 and 1886.
Born in Emu Plains, New South Wales and educated at Newington College (1865–1866),[1] Evans was an off spinner with an ability to consistently land the ball wherever he wanted to and had some success in Australian first-class cricket.
In 1900, Tom Horan as "Felix" wrote in The Australasian: "Alfred Shaw used always refer to Ted Evans as the 'most genuine cricketer' he'd ever met...Lord Harris's comment in 1878 was that he had never played against a finer bowler than Evans. As a fieldsman he was magnificent, and in batting he proved a hard nut to crack, his defence being admirable."[2] Evans was noted as having "a beautiful delivery, quick rise from the pitch, and in the words of Lord Harris 'an accuracy worthy of Alfred Shaw'"[3]
However, when called up for the national team his accuracy deserted him, and he failed to make a serious impact.
After a career as a professional kangaroo shooter, Evans died in Walgett, New South Wales.[4]
References
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Sydney, 1999), pp. 60.
- ^ "CRICKET CHATTER". The Australasian. Vol. LXVIII, no. 1774. Victoria, Australia. 31 March 1900. p. 20. Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "CRICKET CHATTER". The Australasian. Vol. XCIII, no. 2, 432. Victoria, Australia. 9 November 1912. p. 28 (TOWN EDITION). Retrieved 1 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OLD CRICKETER'S DEATH". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). NSW: National Library of Australia. 4 July 1921. p. 10. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
External links
- Edwin Evans at ESPNcricinfo
- "Mr. Edwin Evans" from the Australian Town and Country Journal, 10 February 1877
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