William Lewis Evans (29 November 1897 – 25 April 1966) was an English first-class

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er and civil servant. Evans was born at

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. He first joined the

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in January 1913 as a clerk, later transferring to the Office of Works in May 1920. Evans represented the Civil Service cricket team in its only appearance in first-class cricket against the touring New Zealanders at

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in 1927. Batting twice during the match, he scored 8 runs in the Civil Service first-innings before being dismissed by Curly Page, while in their second-innings he ended not out on 15. He bowled seventeen wicketless

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in the New Zealanders only innings, conceding 52 runs. By 1937, he was employed as a clerk in the Inland Revenue. He died at Epsom in April 1966.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, William 1897 births 1966 deaths People from Streatham Sportspeople from the London Borough of Lambeth English civil servants English cricketers Civil Service cricketers