John Evans (cricketer)

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John Evans

Personal information
Full name	Alfred John Evans
Born	1 May 1889(1889-05-01) Newtown, Hampshire, England
Died	18 September 1960(1960-09-18) (aged 71) Marylebone, London, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm medium-fast
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 197)	11 June 1921 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1908–1920	Hampshire
1909–1912	Oxford University
1921–1928	Kent
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	1	90
Runs scored	18	3,499
Batting average	9.00	24.64
100s/50s	0/0	6/18
Top score	14	143
Balls bowled	0	6,085
Wickets	–	110
Bowling average	–	27.83
5 wickets in innings	–	4
10 wickets in match	–	1
Best bowling	–	7/50
Catches/stumpings	0/–	94/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2009

Alfred John Evans (1 May 1889 – 18 September 1960) was a cricketer who played for Oxford University, Hampshire, Kent and England. He was also an all-round sportsman who enjoyed success in golf and racquets.

Evans was born in Newtown, Hampshire. In a spasmodic first-class cricket career that lasted from 1908 to 1928, Evans, a hard-hitting right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler, played regularly only when at university. By 1921, when he scored 69 not out for MCC against the all-conquering Australians under Warwick Armstrong, he was a very occasional cricketer indeed. But the innings earned him a call to the second Test match at Lord's, where he made just 4 and 14. He was never chosen again. He died in London.

Evans won perhaps greater distinction as a pilot with the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War, where his exploits in escaping from German prisoner of war camps led to a book, The Escaping Club.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Stanley Cornwallis	Kent County Cricket Club captain 1927	Succeeded by Geoffrey Legge