Harold Evans (cricketer)
English cricketer and Royal Navy officer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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(1980-09-24) (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.