Royston Macauley "Mac" Evans (13 January 1884 – 12 March 1977) was an Australian sportsman. He played both

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

and

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for

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. As a cricketer, Evans played 11 first-class matches for the Western Australian state team between 1907 and 1924. Playing as an all-rounder, Evans made 270 runs at an

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of 15.00, and took one wicket, at an

of 214.00. He captained the side against the MCC in October 1924. He also played cricket for the North Perth Cricket Club in the WACA District competition. As a soccer player, Evans was involved in the early history of the game in Western Australia. He formed the Rangers club in 1905, and was included in the state team's first interstate tour, in 1909, playing in all 10 games. After

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, he served as an administrator in the Soccer Football Association of Western Australia, as an executive and vice-president. He later served as Chief Traffic Manager of

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, before being appointed president of the WA Soccer Association in 1953. He was inducted into the

Football Hall of Fame Western Australia Football Hall of Fame Western Australia was formed in 1996 to promote, preserve and protect the history of soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who pr ...

in 2002.Hall of Champions
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Royston 1884 births 1977 deaths Australian cricketers Australian soccer players Western Australia cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide Association footballers not categorized by position

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