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

188. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, March 17, 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c J.A.Hayes b A.M.Moir 19 550 st F.L.H.Mooney [R.Tattersall] 0 1 16 417/8d c A.R.MacGibbon [R.T.Simpson] c G.F.Cresswell [R.T.Simpson] 2 0 0 46/3 189. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, March (24), 26, 27, 28 (England won by six wickets) b G.F.Cresswell 13 227 0 0 3 125 did not bat - 91/4 0 0 30 189 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting & Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Total Test Matches 7 11 1 176 49 17.60 - - 13 1 84 3026 Other matches 7 9 2 181 43 25.85 - - 11 8 30 3090 Tour 14 20 3 357 49 21.01 - - 24 9 114 6116 Career 189 296 28 6145 104 22.93 2 26 351 121 1618 82003 1951 In the spring, Evans was selected as one of the “Five Cricketers of the Year” by Wisden . He felt exhausted and lacked enthusiasm at the start of the season and was fortunate to be selected for the First Test against South Africa. During this match, he kept wicket despite having broken his thumb. He was dropped for the last two Test matches and shared his wicket-keeping duties in Kent with Derek Ufton. In August he bowled for Kent against Nottinghamshire, when Kent used nine bowlers, and took his only two first-class wickets dismissing F.W.Stinchcombe (who played only 6 matches for his County) and A.J.Underwood, who had a longer career of 14 matches. Later in August, he scored a century for Kent against Leicestershire in a season when Kent finished 16th in the Championship. Evans made himself unavailable for the 1951/52 M.C.C. tour to India. Own Team Victim Ct St Byes Opp Score Total Total 190. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Gillingham, May 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c P.F.Harvey b C.B.Harris 2 169 0 0 1 134 0 0 3 207/2 191. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 12, 14, 15 (Hampshire won by 36 runs) c L.Harrison b D.Shackleton 29 258 st C.Walker [B.R.Edrich] 0 1 8 357/7d c C.Walker b D.Shackleton 27 138 c E.D.R Eagar [R.R.Dovey] 1 0 5 75 192. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 16, 17, 18 (Kent won by six wickets) lbw b R.W.Clarke 12 225 c N.Oldfield [R.R.Dovey] 2 0 5 217 c L.Livingston [D.V.P.Wright] not out 6 145/4 c V.Broderick [F.Ridgway] 1 0 9 150 193. Kent v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 19, 21, 22 (Lancashire won by 159 runs) b M.J.Hilton 5 178 c G.A.Edrich [F.Ridgway] 3 0 8 233 c A.Wharton [B.R.Edrich] c P.Greenwood [D.V.P.Wright] b M.J.Hilton 14 151 0 0 18 255/8d 194. Kent v Worcestershire, Gravesend, May 23, 24, 25 (Kent won by 93 runs) c R.E.Bird b R.O.Jenkins 0 170 c E.Cooper [R.R.Dovey] 1 0 4 191 st H.Yarnold b R.Howorth 0 233/9d c R.Howorth [D.V.P.Wright] 1 0 4 119 195. Kent v Leicestershire, Gravesend, May 26, 28, 29 (Kent won by 21 runs) c V.S.Munden b V.E.Jackson 9 300 c V.E.Jackson [M.C.Cowdrey] 1 0 17 210 b G.Lester 55 130 st V.S.Munden [R.R.Dovey] 0 1 9 199 196.Kent v Essex, Ilford, June 2, 4, 5 (Essex won by three wickets) lbw b T.P.B.Smith 1 244 c P.A.Gibb [R.R.Dovey] 2 0 9 366 c T.E.Bailey [R.R.Dovey] c P.A.Gibb b W.T.Greensmith 18 292/8d st C.Griffiths [B.R.Edrich] 0 1 5 171/7 197. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Trent Bridge, June 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 (South Africa won by 71 runs) c sub b G.W.A.Chubb 5 419-9d c E.A.B.Rowan [F.R.Brown] 1 0 3 483-9d 24