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

247. Kent v Yorkshire, Canterbury, August 30, September 1, 2 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 51 runs) b J.H.Wardle 24 249 c D.B.Close [D.V.P.Wright] 1 0 17 428/8d c J.H.Wardle b D.B.Close 15 128 248. M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Scarborough, September 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c L.Hutton b N.W.D.Yardley10 366/6d c E.I.Lester [R.W.V.Robins] 2 0 0 319 c J.H.Wardle [A.V.Bedser] c W.Watson b J.H.Wardle 7 206/8 st F.A.Lowson [A.V.Bedser] 0 1 0 291/7d 249. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) b C.N.McCarthy 10 321/7d c N.W.D.Yardley [J.H.Wardle] 1 1 2 270 st C.N.McCarthy [J.H.Wardle] c C.H.Palmer b T.E.Bailey 32 202/5d 0 0 0 252/8 250. T.N.Pearce’s XI v Indians, Scarborough. September 10, 12, 13 (Match drawn) c H.R.Adhikari b D.G.Phadkar 9 68 st Ghulam Ahmed [J.E.Walsh] 0 1 2 258 b G.S.Ramchand 0 116/7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting & Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Total Test Matches 4 4 0 242 104 60.50 1 2 4 4 45 1309 Players v Gents 2 4 0 78 32 19.50 - - 4 1 17 988 Championship 20 39 0 1185 144 30.38 2 5 36 8 219 8845 Other Kent matches 2 4 0 56 35 14.00 - - 2 - 11 660 Other matches 3 5 0 52 26 10.40 - - 3 6 3 1232 Season 31 56 0 1613 144 28.80 3 7 49 19 295 13034 Career 250 405 30 8629 144 23.01 6 37 447 152 2279 107034 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 7 0 20 0 - - Career 24.2 2 107 2 2-50 53.50 1953 A very exciting season with Len Hutton as captain of England. In the First Test, Australia slumped from 244/4 to 249 all out, an outstanding catch by Evans to dismiss Benaud starting the collapse. Rain prevented England forcing a victory. In the Second Test a long defiant stand by Bailey and Watson forced a draw, but Evans contributed by playing out time after their dismissals. The Third and Fourth Tests were drawn and England won the Fifth Test at the Oval to regain the Ashes. This was the Benefit Year for Evans and the sum raised was £5,259 - a Kent record at the time. Own Team Victim Ct St Byes Opp Score Total Total 251. Kent v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 2, 4, 5 (Kent won by 91 runs) b A.Townsend 30 328 c R.E.Hitchcock [J.C.T.Page] 1 1 6 186 st R.T.Weeks [J.C.T.Page] b C.W.C.Grove 0 127 c F.C.Gardner [F.Ridgway] 1 0 4 178 252. M.C.C. v Surrey, Lord’s, May 6, 7, 8 (M.C.C. won by 107 runs) c J.C.Laker b G.A.R.Lock 25 150 st D.G.W.Fletcher [A.S.M.Oakman] 0 3 1 210 st P.B.H.May [A.S.M.Oakman] st K.F.Barrington [A.S.M.Oakman] c A.V.Bedser b J.C.Laker 8 333/9d c P.J.Loader [R.T.Weeks] 1 0 5 166 253. Kent v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c and b A.Jepson 51 507/6d c R.J.Giles [J.C.T.Page] 2 0 1 313 c A.Jepson [J.C.T.Page] 0 0 4 340/2 254. Kent v Glamorgan, Cardiff, May 13, 14, 15 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 32 runs) c P.B.Clift b W.Wooller 45 91 c D.E.Davies [R.R.Dovey] 2 0 9 266/9d c W.Wooller [F.Ridgway] 29