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Henry Evans (English cricketer)

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Henry Evans
Personal information
Born(1857-07-08)8 July 1857
Stoneyford, Derbyshire, England
Died30 July 1920(1920-07-30) (aged 63)
Spondon, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RelationsThomas Evans (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1878–1882Derbyshire
FC debut27 May 1878 Derbyshire v Yorkshire
Last FC12 June 1882 Derbyshire v Australians
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 41
Batting average 4.10
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Balls bowled 556
Wickets 19
Bowling average 13.26
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 7/47
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricketArchive, 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.[1]

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.[2]

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.

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