Frank Evershed (6 September 1866 – 29 June 1954)
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between 1889 and 1893 and a

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. Evershed was born in

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, the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and MP for Burton, Evershed was an outstanding wing-forward who won ten caps for England. He played his first international for England against New Zealand Natives at Blackheath on 16 February 1889. From 1890 to 1893 he played nine matches in the Home Nations Championships. He scored three tries in total. As a cricketer, Evershed played for Derbyshire when the team was without first-class status. He often appeared with his brothers

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. He played three matches during the 1889 season and seven matches during the 1890 season when he made a century against

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. Evershed's other brother Wallis and cousin Geoffrey Bell, also appeared for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in first-class cricket, while

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, of unknown relation, also played for the team. Evershed was one of the founders of Burton Hockey Club. He funded the construction and drainage of the pitch and was president of the club from 1899 until his death. Evershed married Florence Helen Lowe, the daughter of Thomas Barnabas Lowe. Their son

Francis Raymond Evershed Francis Raymond Evershed, 1st Baron Evershed, PC (8 August 1899 – 3 October 1966) was a British judge who served as Master of the Rolls, and subsequently became a Law Lord. Background and education Evershed was the son of Frank Evershed, a ...

was the first and last Baron Evershed of Stapenhill.

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Biography of Arthur Budd with an England team photograph including Frank Evershed
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