Henry Evans (8 July 1857 – 30 July 1920) was an English

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between 1878 and 1882. Evans was born in Stoneyford (near Heanor),

the son of Thomas Evans, a farmer. He became a clerk with the

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. Evans made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1878 season against

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. He next played three matches during the 1881 season. In the 1882 season he played one further first-class match, against the touring Australian team. Evans was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took 19 wickets at an average of 13.26 and had a best performance of 7-47. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and played 10 innings in 5 matches. His top score was 10 and his average 4.10.Henry Evans at Cricket Archive, accessed 16 September 2008
/ref> In 1888 Evans moved to Glasgow, as an assistant traffic manager for a railway company. He died in

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. His brother Thomas Evans, played for Derbyshire during the 1883 season.

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