Famous Cricketers No 41 - T.G.Evans, C.B.E.

24. Kent v Lancashire, Maidstone, July 24, 25, 26 (Kent won by 153 runs) c R.G.Garlick b W.E.Phillipson 18 367 c W.E.Phillipson [R.R.Dovey] 2 0 5 256 c T.L.Brierley [D.V.P.Wright] c F.Cooper b E.J.Price 31 263/6d c W.Place [R.R.Dovey] 2 0 14 221 c C.Washbrook [A.W.H.Mallett] 25. Kent v Middlesex, Maidstone, July 27, 29, 30 (Middlesex won by an innings and 104 runs) c L.H.Compton b W.J.Edrich 15 294 c S.M.Brown [F.Ridgway] 3 0 13 487 c W.J.Edrich [D.V.P.Wright] c J.A.Young [J.G.W.Davies] c L.H.Compton b W.J.Edrich 0 89 26. Kent v Hampshire, Canterbury, August 3, 5, 6 (Kent won by an innings and 75 runs) c A.G.Holt b C.J.Knott 72 477 c J.Arnold [J.G.W.Davies] 1 0 1 229 c A.G.Holt [N.W.Harding] 2 0 6 173 c G.Hill [N.W.Harding] 27. Kent v Somerset, Canterbury, August 7, 8, 9 (Somerset won by an innings and 63 runs) c W.T.Luckes b H.L.Hazell 0 126 0 0 3 328 b H.F.T.Buse 0 139 28. Kent v Sussex, Hastings, August 10, 12, 13 (Kent won by 46 runs) c H.W.Parks b Jas.Langridge 24 222 c H.W.Parks [R.R.Dovey] 2 0 7 182 c H.T.Bartlett [J.G.W.Davies] c J.G.Langridge b J.H.Cornford 27 158/9d st J.G.Langridge [D.V.P.Wright] 0 2 4 152 st C.Oakes [F.Ridgway] 29. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 14, 15, 16 (Kent won by an innings and 14 runs) b J.A.Young 2 436/5d 0 0 3 242 c J.M.Sims [D.V.P.Wright] 2 2 4 180 c J.A.Young [J.G.W.Davies] st A.W.Thompson [D.V.P.Wright] st J.D.B.Robertson [D.V.P.Wright] 30. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kennington Oval, August 17, 19, (20) (Match drawn) did not bat - 95/3 0 0 1 331 31. Kent v Derbyshire, Dover, August 21, 22 (Kent won by eight wickets) c W.H.Copson b F.E.Marsh 1 250 st D.Smith [J.G.W.Davies] 0 1 8 211 did not bat - 128/2 c A.E.Alderman [E.Crush] 2 1 7 166 c C.S.Elliott [E.Crush] st W.H.Copson [D.V.P.Wright] 32. Kent v Indians, Canterbury, August 28, (29), (30) (Match drawn) did not bat - 248/3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting & Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Total Test Matches 1 - - 1 - 331 Players v Gents 1 1 1 0 0* - - - 5 - - 259 Championship 23 37 1 707 72 19.63 - 5 52 10 190 8860 Other Kent matches 1 - - - - Other matches 1 2 0 30 25 15.00 - - 1 2 5 482 Season 27 40 2 737 72 19.39 - 5 58 12 196 9932 Career 32 47 2 787 72 17.48 - 5 62 12 230 11418 1946/47 – M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand Picked for the first post-war tour under Walter Hammond, Evans was the youngest member of the party at 26 and initially found conditions strange dropping Don Bradman twice in the match against South Australia. Throughout his career, he was never to take Bradman’s wicket. He was relieved to miss the First Test match when Gibb was behind the stumps. Coming into the side for the Second Test match, he kept wicket for 11 hours 40 minutes in 100 degrees heat without conceding a bye. In the 9