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

333. Kent v Surrey, Blackheath, July 2, 4 (Surrey won by an innings and 28 runs) c P.B.H.May b J.C.Laker 11 107 0 0 4 340/5d b A.V.Bedser 0 205 334. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Old Trafford, July 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 (South Africa won by three wickets) c H.J.Keith b P.S.Heine 0 284 c W.R.Endean [G.A.R.Lock] 1 0 15 521/8d c R.A.McLean b H.J.Tayfield 36 381 (did not keep wicket) 145/7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting & Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St Byes Total Test Matches 3 5 0 82 36 16.40 - - 9 1 41 1265 Championship 8 14 0 127 40 9.07 - - 8 3 52 2721 Season 11 19 0 209 40 11.00 - - 17 4 93 3986 Career 334 541 36 10763 144 21.31 7 42 587 194 2931 139988 1956 The 1956 Test Match Series was against Australia in the famous “Laker” year. In the Fourth Test at Old Trafford when Laker took 19 wickets, England scored 459 in their first innings and when he went into bat Evans was instructed to “have a go” and scored 47 in 28 minutes. Own Team Victim Ct St Byes Opp Score Total Total 335. Kent v Glamorgan, Canterbury, May 5, 7, 8 (Kent won by eight wickets) c and b L.N.Devereux 50 308/8d c W.Wooller [A.C.Shirreff] 4 1 6 246 c W.G.A.Parkhouse [A.C.Shirreff] c W.E.Jones [F.Ridgway] c L.N.Devereux [F.Ridgway] st R.Horsfall [A.L.Dixon] did not bat - 94/2 c D.J.Shepherd [J.Pettiford] 1 0 8 155 336. Kent v Essex, Dartford, May 16, 17, 18 (Essex won by nine wickets) c W.T.Greensmith b K.C.Preston 19 203 c D.J.Insole [F.Ridgway] 1 0 6 361 c B.Taylor b K.C.Preston 3 178 (did not keep wicket) 24/1 bowling: 0.5 - 0 - 5 - 0 337. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c V.H.D.Cannings b M.B.Heath 63 244 c J.R.Gray [J.Pettiford] 1 0 1 384/5d c J.R.Gray b M.B.Heath 5 215/8 c R.E.Marshall [T.L.Pritchard] 1 0 2 205/5d 338. Kent v Glamorgan, Swansea, May 23, 24, 25 (Glamorgan won by an innings and 21 runs) c B.Hedges b A.J.Watkins 35 130 c B.Hedges [F.Ridgway] 3 0 0 353/9d c W.E.Jones [T.L.Pritchard] c L.N.Devereux [T.L.Pritchard] c L.N.Devereux b A.J.Watkins 93 202 339. Kent v Warwickshire, Coventry, May 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b R.G.Carter 58 286 c A.Townsend [A.F.Brazier] 1 0 10 263 not out 14 140/2d 0 0 2 73/1 340. Kent v Derbyshire, Gravesend, May 30, 31, June 1 (Derbyshire won by seven wickets) c G.O.Dawkes b H.L.Jackson 4 183 c D.B.Carr [J.Pettiford] 1 0 0 206 b J.B.Furniss 29 232 0 0 4 213/3 341. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, June 7, (8), 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c G.R.A.Langley b K.R.Miller 0 217/8d 0 0 0 148 not out 8 188/3d 0 0 10 120/3 342. Kent v Worcestershire, Stourbridge, June 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c R.O.Jenkins b J.A.Flavell 18 74 0 0 7 310 c and b R.Berry 56 409 0 0 1 80/2 bowling: 1 - 0 - 4 - 0 37