Ralph Evans (cricketer)
Ralph du Boulay Evans (1 October 1891 – 27 July 1929) was an English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
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| Full name | Ralph du Boulay Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1891 Newtown, Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 July 1929 (aged 37) Wheeler Ridge, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Alfred Evans (Father), John Evans (Brother), Alfred Evans (Cousin), Dudley Evans (Cousin), William Evans (Cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1912 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evans made a single first-class cricket appearance for Hampshire County Cricket Club during the 1912 County Championship against Essex.
In 1913 Evans represented Cambridge University, making his debut for the University against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. Evans played two more first-class matches for the University, against the Marylebone Cricket Club and L Robinson's XI. Against L Robinson's XI, Evans made his only first-class half century, scoring 70 runs in Cambridge Universities second innings.
Evans final first-class match came for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1914.
Evans was killed in a motor accident at Wheeler Ridge, California in the United States on 27 July 1929.
Family
Evans' brother John Evans, played seven times for Hampshire before going on to play 36 times for Kent, captaining the side in 1927, as well as playing for England in a single Test match in 1921. His father, Alfred Evans, and cousins Alfred, Dudley and William all represented Hampshire in first-class cricket.