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Edwin "Ted" Evans (26 March 1849 – 2 July 1921) was an Australian cricketer who played in six Test matches between 1881 and 1886.

Edwin Evans

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm slow
International information
National side	Australia (1881–1886)
Test debut (cap 26)	31 December 1881 v England
Last Test	12 August 1886 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1874/75–1887/88	New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 6 65 Runs scored 82 1,006 Batting average 10.25 12.26 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 33 74* Balls bowled 1237 11,603 Wickets 7 201 Bowling average 47.42 16.69 5 wickets in innings 0 18 10 wickets in match 0 4 Best bowling 3/64 7/16 Catches/stumpings 5/– 61/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 October 2022

Born in Emu Plains, New South Wales and educated at Newington College (1865–1866),[1] Evans was an off spinner with an ability to consistently land the ball wherever he wanted to and had some success in Australian first-class cricket.

In 1900, Tom Horan as "Felix" wrote in The Australasian: "Alfred Shaw used always refer to Ted Evans as the 'most genuine cricketer' he'd ever met...Lord Harris's comment in 1878 was that he had never played against a finer bowler than Evans. As a fieldsman he was magnificent, and in batting he proved a hard nut to crack, his defence being admirable."[2] Evans was noted as having "a beautiful delivery, quick rise from the pitch, and in the words of Lord Harris 'an accuracy worthy of Alfred Shaw'"[3]

However, when called up for the national team his accuracy deserted him, and he failed to make a serious impact.

After a career as a professional kangaroo shooter, Evans died in Walgett, New South Wales.[4]

References

External links

• Edwin Evans at ESPNcricinfo
• "Mr. Edwin Evans" from the Australian Town and Country Journal, 10 February 1877

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