Edwin "Ted" Evans (26 March 1849 – 2 July 1921) was an Australian

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er who played in six

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between 1881 and 1886. Born in

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, and educated at

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in Sydney from 1865 to 1866, Evans was an off spinner with an ability to consistently land the ball wherever he wanted to. He was successful for

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from 1875 to 1887. He toured

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and

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with the Australian team in 1886. His best first-class bowling figures were 7 for 16 when New South Wales dismissed

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for 34 in December 1875. In 1900,

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as "Felix" wrote in ''The Australasian'': "

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used always refer to Ted Evans as the 'most genuine cricketer' he'd ever met... Lord Harris's comment in 1878 was that he had never played against a finer bowler than Evans. As a fieldsman he was magnificent, and in batting he proved a hard nut to crack, his defence being admirable." Evans was noted as having "a beautiful delivery, quick rise from the pitch, and in the words of Lord Harris 'an accuracy worthy of Alfred Shaw'". However, when called up for the national team his accuracy deserted him, and he failed to make a serious impact. After a career as a farmer,

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shooter, and inspector of free selections, Evans died in

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, in 1921, aged 72. He was married twice, and had 16 children.

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"Mr. Edwin Evans"
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'', 10 February 1877 {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Edwin 1849 births 1921 deaths Australia Test cricketers New South Wales cricketers People educated at Newington College Australian cricketers Cricketers from Sydney