Patrick Evanson (13 June 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Antiguan cricketer. He played in multiple
first-class matches for the
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands () are a group of islands situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean. Starting with the Virgin Islands east of Puerto Rico, they extend southeast to Guadeloupe and its dependencies. In Engl ...
in 1959/60. Evanson is known for introducing Vivian Richards to the sport of cricket and giving him his first bat.
A proud graduate of the Antigua Grammar School, Evanson’s effect on the island can still be felt. Evanson died on 27 November 2021, at the age of 88.
See also
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List of Leeward Islands first-class cricketers
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a composite cricket team representing the member associations of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, which itself is a member association of the larger West Indies Cricket Board. The team incorporates play ...
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1933 births
2021 deaths
Antigua and Barbuda cricketers
Leeward Islands cricketers
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