Thomas Evans (cricketer)
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Thomas Evans was an English
cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1883.
Evans was born in Stoneyford
, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1883 season
in the year after his brother Henry Evans
stopped playing for the club. His first match was against MCC. He played one more match for Derbyshire, but from his two games achieved the top batting average for the club in the season.
Evans later played for Liverpool and District. He played during a Canadian tour of England in 1887 and took eleven wickets in the match. He played two first class matches for Liverpool and District, his last in 1889 against Nottinghamshire.
Evans was a right-handed batsman and played four first class matches with an average of 13.00 and a top score of 35. He was a right-arm slow-medium bowler and took 6 first class wickets at an average of 25.00 and a best performance of 2 for 27.
Evans died in Heaton Moor
, Lancashire.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1883.
Evans was born in Stoneyford
Stoneyford
Stoneyford may refer to:*Stoneyford, County Antrim, Northern Ireland*Stoneyford, County Kilkenny, Ireland*Stoneyford, Derbyshire, England*Stoneyford, Devon, England...
, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1883 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1883
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1883 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twelve years. They won two first class matches out of ten.-1883 season:...
in the year after his brother Henry Evans
Henry Evans
Henry Evans was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1878 and 1882.Evans was born in Stoneyford, Derbyshire the son of Thomas Evans, a farmer. He became a clerk with the Midland Railway....
stopped playing for the club. His first match was against MCC. He played one more match for Derbyshire, but from his two games achieved the top batting average for the club in the season.
Evans later played for Liverpool and District. He played during a Canadian tour of England in 1887 and took eleven wickets in the match. He played two first class matches for Liverpool and District, his last in 1889 against Nottinghamshire.
Evans was a right-handed batsman and played four first class matches with an average of 13.00 and a top score of 35. He was a right-arm slow-medium bowler and took 6 first class wickets at an average of 25.00 and a best performance of 2 for 27.
Evans died in Heaton Moor
Heaton Moor
Heaton Moor is a suburb located in Stockport, Greater Manchester, in North West England. It is one of the Four Heatons and borders onto Heaton Chapel, Heaton Norris and Heaton Mersey...
, Lancashire.