Full name Alfred John Evans
Born May 1, 1889, Newtown, Hampshire
Died September 18, 1960, Marylebone, London (aged 71 years 140 days)
Major teams England, Hampshire, Kent, Oxford University
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Education Winchester; Oxford University
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 90 | 148 | 6 | 3499 | 143 | 24.64 | 6 | 18 | 94 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 90 | 6085 | 3062 | 110 | 7/50 | 27.83 | 3.01 | 55.3 | 4 | 1 |
Only Test | England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 11-14, 1921 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1908 - 1928 |
Footnote
Altham wrote of him: "A somewhat uncertain starter with the bat, his method once he got going, was both classical and impressive". He achieved a wider fame for escaping from a Prisoner of War camp in the First World War. After that he wrote The Escaping Club, a classic book about his breakout.