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William Evetts (30 June 1847 – 7 April 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of William Evetts senior, he was born in June 1847 at Tackley, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Harrow School, before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Evetts played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1868 and 1869, making nine appearances. A free hitting batsman, he scored 333 runs for Oxford at an average of 23.78, with a high score of 102. His 102 came against Surrey at The Oval in 1868 and was made in under two hours. Shortly after graduating from Oxford, Evetts appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in first-class cricket in 1870. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1882, making thirteen appearances and scoring 198 runs with a high score of 57. Evetts was by profession a farmer. He died at Tackley in April 1936. His grandson, Julian Evetts, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

1. ^ Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893. Longmans, Green. pp. 278.
2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Evetts, William (2)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Evetts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
4. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1936". ESPNcricnfo. 2 December 2005. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
5. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Evetts". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2020.

External links

• William Evetts at ESPNcricinfo

• 1847 births
• 1936 deaths
• People from West Oxfordshire District
• People educated at Harrow School
• Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford
• English cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
• English farmers
• English cricketers of 1864 to 1889
• Cricketers from Oxfordshire