William Evans (cricketer, born 1883)

William Evans

William Evans in 1913
Personal information
Full name	William Henry Brereton Evans
Born	(1883-01-29)29 January 1883 South Africa
Died	7 August 1913(1913-08-07) (aged 30) Farnborough, Hampshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Relations	Alfred Evans (brother) Dudley Evans (brother) Alfred Evans (uncle) John Evans (cousin) Ralph Evans (cousin)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1901	Worcestershire
1902–1905	Oxford University
1902–1910	Hampshire
1903	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 66 Runs scored 3,175 Batting average 29.12 100s/50s 5/18 Top score 142 Balls bowled 8,131 Wickets 175 Bowling average 26.00 5 wickets in innings 12 10 wickets in match 2 Best bowling 7/41 Catches/stumpings 61/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 December 2019

William Henry Brereton Evans (29 January 1883 – 7 August 1913) was a South African-born English first-class cricketer who played 66 times in the early 20th century. An all-rounder, he played county cricket for Worcestershire and Hampshire, as well as representing the Gentlemen against the Players, but he appeared most for Oxford University, whom he represented on 31 occasions. He scored nearly 1,800 runs, and took 120 wickets for Oxford. It was said in Wisden in 1914 that he was "one of the best all-round amateurs of his day," and that if he had played more regularly, it was "quite likely" he would have played Test cricket for England. Evans died in one of the earliest aviation accidents in August 1913, when he was thrown from Samuel Franklin Cody's prototype Cody Floatplane.