William Evershed (25 November 1818 – 24 November 1887) was an English
first-class cricket
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er who made his debut for
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
against Petworth in 1845. Evershed represented Hampshire against the same opposition again in the same season.
In 1849 Evershed made a single appearance for
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...
against
Surrey
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.
Evershed died at
Wisborough Green
Wisborough Green is a village and civil parish in the north of the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, west of Billingshurst on the A272 road.
Newbridge, where the A272 crosses the River Arun east of the village, was the highest poin ...
,
Sussex
Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...
on 24 November 1887.
External links
William Evershedat
Cricinfo
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William Evershedat CricketArchive
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1818 births
1887 deaths
People from Wisborough Green
English cricketers
Hampshire cricketers
Sussex cricketers
Petworth cricketers
Cricketers from West Sussex