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

He retired from full-time first-class cricket in 1959, soon after being dropped as the England stumper. In the spring of 1960, Evans was awarded the C.B.E. in the Queen’s Birthday Honours and in the same year was made an Honorary Life Member of both the M.C.C. and Kent C.C.C. He continued to enjoy playing cricket, mainly for charity, which led to a career with the Cavaliers cricket team who played most of their matches on Sundays with many games being televised. This became the forerunner of the John Player Sunday League in which the Cavaliers were initially invited to participate, but this suggestion came to nothing. The Cavaliers also toured abroad where Evans was always a popular member of the team alongside many of his former International colleagues. He is still to be seen at all major matches and is responsible for advising Ladbrokes on the “odds” to be laid in home Test Matches. Notes: Throughout this book, an attempt has been made to record the number of byes conceded against opponents’ runs scored. However, due to the following problems, it has been necessary to estimate the numbers of byes in some instances, indicated by ‘e’ after the number of byes. In the following matches only the total number of extras have been recorded and the number of byes have been estimated:- Matches Nos.79, 80, 121, 122, 123, 456, 457, 462 & 463. In the seasonal averages the “Total” is the total of opponents runs. Detailed records are not available as to the matches in which Evans did not keep wicket and how long he gave up the gloves on the infrequent occasions when he bowled. 6