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 3 6 0 27 11 4.50 - - 5 1 8 1159 Other matches 4 4 0 97 55 24.25 - 1 3 2 30 1043 Tour 7 10 0 124 55 12.40 - 1 8 3 38 2202 Career 429 693 46 13854 144 21.41 7 57 752 230 3482 172184 1959 Evans played in the first two Test matches against India, but at Lord’s missed four stumpings off the bowling of Greenhough in 15 minutes. He was then asked by Peter May to rest for the remainder of the series but retain his fitness for the winter tour to West Indies. However, he was not picked for the tour, the wicket-keepers selected being Swetman and Andrew. Back with Kent, Catt, who was 25 years old, wanted more first-class cricket and although Evans saw out the season, he decided it was time to retire from both Test match and first-class cricket. In the match against Northamptonshire at Kettering Evans claimed his 1000th victim when catching P.J.Watts. Own Team Victim Ct St Byes Opp Score Total Total 430. Kent v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 9, 11, 12 (Middlesex won by 2 runs) b R.J.Hurst 15 188 c D.Bennett [D.J.Halfyard] 2 0 8 287/9d c F.J.Titmus [F.Ridgway] lbw b F.J.Titmus 6 300 c R.A.White [D.J.Halfyard] 1 0 1 203 431. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, May 16, 18, 19 (Kent won by 123 runs) run out 1 371/5d c D.O.Baldry [J.Pettiford] 1 0 0 207 not out 30 197/7d c J.R.Gray [A.L.Dixon] 1 0 0 238 432. Kent v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c G.W.Burch b J.S.Savage 48 193/7d c J.Van Geloven [A.Brown] 2 0 0 220/5d c E.F.Phillips [A.L.Dixon] c W.Watson b J.S.Savage 7 68/4 st M.R.Hallam [J.Pettiford] 0 1 0 200/1d 433. Kent v Middlesex, Gravesend, May 23, 25, 26 (Middlesex won by 109 runs) b J.J.Warr 10 370/8d st P.H.Parfitt [A.L.Dixon] 0 1 1 363/7d b H.W.Tilly 6 184 0 0 0 300/7d 434. Kent v Lancashire, Gravesend, May 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b J.B.Statham 31 402/9d c K.Higgs [D.J.Halfyard] 1 0 0 316 (did not keep wicket) 216/1 bowling: 5 - 0 - 27 - 0) 435. Kent v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) b P.J.Loader 24 242 0 0 2 340/6d did not bat - 164/5 0 0 0 183/3d 436. ENGLAND v INDIA, Trent Bridge, June 4, 5, 6, 8 (England won by an innings and 59 runs) c P.R.Umrigar b R.G.Nadkarni 73 422 c D.K.Gaekwad [J.B.Statham] 1 0 5 206 0 0 0 157 437. Kent v Essex, Blackheath, June 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c and b K.C.Preston 0 560/6d c M.J.Bear [F.Ridgway] 1 0 1 371 c W.T.Greensmith [D.J.Halfyard] 1 0 8 281/9 438. ENGLAND v INDIA, Lord’s, June 18, 19, 20 (England won by eight wickets) b Surendanath 0 226 c Pankaj Roy [J.B.Statham] 1 0 0 168 did not bat - 108/2 c J.M.Ghorpade [J.B.Statham] 1 1 0 165 st S.P.Gupte [T.Greenhough] 439. Kent v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) b L.J.Coldwell 14 160 0 0 4 286 c R.Booth b L.J.Coldwell 14 215/7 0 0 0 119/7d 440. Kent v Northamptonshire, Kettering , July 4, 6, 7 (Northamptonshire won by five wickets) c D.W.Barrick b J.G.Williamson 7 257 c R.Subba Row [D.J.Halfyard] 2 0 11 274 c P.J.Watts [A.Brown] c K.V.Andrew b L.McGibbon 14 171 0 0 1 155/5 46