Russell Stanley Everitt (8 September 1881 – 11 May 1973) was an English

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er, who played in four matches: one for

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in 1901, and another three for

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in 1909. Born in

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, Everitt was educated at

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, but did not get into the cricket XI. He made his debut for Worcestershire against

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in late May 1901; he made 0 and 6

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. It was to be eight years until Everitt played first-class cricket again, although he played

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for Moseley in the Birmingham League, as well as for Richmond in Surrey. In 1909 Everitt played thrice for Warwickshire, and in the first of these matches, against

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, he acted as captain in the absence of Alfred Glover. This was also Everitt's most successful performance: he made his highest score of 38 in the second innings, sharing in a seventh-wicket partnership of around 100 with

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. Everitt died aged 91 at

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1881 births 1973 deaths People educated at Malvern College English cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Worcestershire cricketers Cricketers from Birmingham, West Midlands English cricketers of 1890 to 1918 {{england-cricket-bio-1880s-stub