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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting & Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Total Test Matches 5 9 2 188 50 26.86 - 1 8 4 58 2981 Players v Gents 1 1 0 6 6 6.00 - - - 1 11 449 Championship 16 26 1 476 75 19.04 - 2 26 10 203 6861 Other Kent matches 1 2 0 50 49 25.00 - - 2 - 1 361 Other matches 4 4 0 34 32 8.50 - - 4 2 20 1354 Season 27 42 3 754 75 19.33 - 3 40 17 293 12006 Career 112 171 17 3389 101 22.01 1 15 213 62 932 48469 1948/49 – M.C.C. in South Africa F.G.Mann was appointed captain for the tour to South Africa, a country which Evans greatly enjoyed. However he was dropped for the Fourth and Fifth Tests following an off-field incident, having kept wicket for England in 22 consecutive Test matches. Own Team Victim Ct St Byes Opp Score Total Total 113. M.C.C. v Western Province, Cape Town, October 29, 30, November 1 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) not out 52 357/5d 0 0 5 386/4d did not bat - 118/1 0 0 8 88/4d 114. M.C.C. v Griqualand West, Kimberley, November 13, 15, 16 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 72 runs) not out 22 542/4d st F.O.Levick [R.O.Jenkins] 0 1 12 258 0 0 10 212 115. M.C.C. v Natal, Durban, November 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) lbw b L.W.Payn 40 391/9d st L.W.Payn [C.Gladwin] 0 1 19 373 not out 5 129/6 116. M.C.C. v Transvaal, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 10, 11, 13 (Match drawn) not out 77 513/7d c E.A.B.Rowan [A.V.Bedser] 2 1 6 560 c K.G.Viljoen [D.V.P.Wright] st A.M.B.Rowan [J.A.Young] 117. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Kingsmead, Durban, December 16, 17, 18, 20 (England won by two wickets) c O.E.Wynne b A.M.B.Rowan 0 253 c E.A.B.Rowan [R.O.Jenkins] 3 0 3 161 c B.Mitchell [A.V.Bedser] c N.B.F.Mann [C.Gladwin] b C.N.McCarthy 4 128/8 0 0 1 219 118. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 27, 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) run out 18 608 c W.W.Wade [D.C.S.Compton] 1 2 4 315 st L.Tuckett [A.J.Watkins] st N. B.F.Mann [R.O.Jenkins] 0 0 9 270/2 119. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b A.M.B.Rowan 27 308 st C.N.McCarthy [D.C.S.Compton] 0 1 1 356 did not bat - 276/3d c W.W.Wade [R.O.Jenkins] 1 2 0 142/4 st A.Melville [R.O.Jenkins] st A.D.Nourse [R.O.Jenkins] 120. M.C.C. v Border, East London, January 16, 17, 18 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 27 runs) c R.R.Phillips b D.A.C.Woods 13 272/9d c A.J.Curnick [J.A.Young] 1 2 8 156 st R.Thorne [R.O.Jenkins] st R.M.Beesley [R.O.Jenkins] 0 0 4 89 121. M.C.C. v Rhodesia, Salisbury, February 4, 5, 7 (Match drawn) st C.Harris b S.H.Martin 0 228 c E.S.Newson [A.V.Bedser] 2 0 0e 61 c C.McDonald [C.Gladwin] c A.P.Singleton [A.V.Bedser] 1 0 4e 191/5 17