Harold Evans (cricketer)
Harold Ernest Evans OBE (20 October 1891 – 24 September 1980) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
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| Full name | Harold Ernest Evans | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 October 1891 Hampstead, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 1980 (aged 88) Crowthorne, Berkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Evans was born at Hampstead in October 1891. After enlisting in the Royal Navy, he was promoted from the rank of midshipman to sub lieutenant in August 1912.[1] He served in the Royal Navy during the First World War, with Evans being promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the first month of the war.[2] Following the war, he made an OBE in August 1919 for valuable services during the war aboard HMS Renown.[3] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1920.[4] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the Royal Navy first-innings by Charles Marriott, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 3 runs by Clement Gibson.[5] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in August 1922.[6] Evans died at Crowthorne in September 1980.
References
- "No. 28636". The London Gazette. 16 August 1912. p. 6101.
- "No. 28876". The London Gazette. 21 August 1914. p. 6594.
- "No. 31499". The London Gazette. 8 August 1919. p. 10198.
- "First-Class Matches played by Harold Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "Cambridge University v Royal Navy, 1919". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "No. 32740". The London Gazette. 22 August 1922. p. 6158.