Henry Evans (English cricketer)

Henry Evans

Personal information
Full name	Henry Evans
Born	(1857-07-08)8 July 1857 Stoneyford, Derbyshire, England
Died	30 July 1920(1920-07-30) (aged 63) Spondon, Derbyshire, England
Batting	Right-handed batsman
Bowling	Right-arm medium fast bowler
Relations	T Evans (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1878–1882	Derbyshire
First-class debut	27 May 1878 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last First-class	12 June 1882 Derbyshire v Australians
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 41 Batting average 4.10 100s/50s / Top score 10 Balls bowled 556 Wickets 19 Bowling average 13.26 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match Best bowling 7-47 Catches/stumpings 4/-
Source: [1], 25 January 2011

Henry Evans (8 July 1857 – 30 July 1920) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1882.

Evans was born in Stoneyford (near Heanor), Derbyshire the son of Thomas Evans, a farmer. He became a clerk with the Midland Railway.

Evans made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1878 season against Yorkshire. He next played three matches during the 1881 season. In the 1882 season he played one further first-class match, against the touring Australian team.

Evans was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 19 wickets at an average of 13.26 and had a best performance of 7-47. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and played 10 innings in 5 matches. His top score was 10 and his average 4.10.

In 1888 Evans moved to Glasgow, as an assistant traffic manager for a railway company. He died in Spondon.

His brother Thomas Evans, played for Derbyshire during the 1883 season.