Full Name

John Brian Evans

Born

November 09, 1936, Clydach, Glamorgan, Wales

Died

May 01, 2011, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, (aged 74y 173d)

Also Known As

Brian Evans

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Brian Evans, universally known as Ginger, made his 2nd XI debut for Glamorgan as a 17-year-old in 1953 and also established himself in club cricket in South Wales, but he had to wait five years for his first county appearance. In 1960 and 1961, his only two full summers, he took 82 and 87 wickets and briefly formed a dangerous new-ball pairing with Jeff Jones. But his career was blighted by injury issues which ultimately forced him to retire early in the 1964 season. Evans subsequently played for Lincolnshire, helping them win the Minor Counties Championship in 1966. He was a professional for Ross Sports Group in Grimsby until 1971. Even when he quit playing he retained his close links with the game as an umpire, a county official in Lincolnshire, and as groundsman at Ross Sports Group. In all he took 251 wickets at 27.04 in 88 matches, with a career best of 8 for 42 against Somerset in 1961. He also scored 1535 runs at 13.70.
Martin Williamson

Ginger Evans Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC8813119153562*13.7007460
List A5411813*6.000010

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC881426367892518/42-27.042.8556.8-100
List A533821231/261/2670.663.76112.6000

Debut/Last Matches of Ginger Evans

FC Matches

Span
1958 - 1969

List A Matches

Span
1963 - 1971

Recent Matches of Ginger Evans

MatchBatBowlWktDateGroundFormat
Lincolnshire vs Warwickshire40/54--12-Jun-1971BirminghamList A
Lincolnshire vs Northumb--0/47--15-May-1971JesmondList A
Lincolnshire vs Hampshire11/26--04-May-1966SouthamptonList A
Glamorgan vs Somerset01/371c/0s22-May-1963CardiffList A