William Evetts

{{short description|English cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name =

| image =

| country = England

| fullname = William Evetts

| birth_date = 30 June 1847

| birth_place = Tackley, Oxfordshire, England

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1936|4|7|1847|6|30}}

| death_place = Tackley, Oxfordshire, England

| heightft = 6

| heightinch = 0

| nickname =

| family = Julian Evetts (grandson)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling =

| role =

| club1 = Oxford University

| year1 = 1868–1869

| club2 = Marylebone Cricket Club

| year2 = 1870–1882

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 22

| runs1 = 531

| bat avg1 = 15.61

| 100s/50s1 = 1/2

| top score1 = 102

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–

| date = 2 March

| year = 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12708.html Cricinfo

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William Evetts (30 June 1847 – 7 April 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of William Evetts senior, he was born in June 1847 at Tackley, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Harrow School,{{cite book |title=The Harrow School Register, 1801-1893 |first=Reginald Courtenay |last=Welch |date=1894 |publisher=Longmans, Green |pages=[https://archive.org/details/harrowschoolreg00schogoog/page/n296 278] |url=https://archive.org/details/harrowschoolreg00schogoog |language=en}} before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford.{{alox2|title=Evetts, William (2)}} While studying at Oxford, Evetts played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1868 and 1869, making nine appearances.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29320/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by William Evetts |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-03-02 |url-access=subscription}} A free hitting batsman,{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228181.html |title=Wisden - Obituaries in 1936 |date=2 December 2005 |publisher=ESPNcricnfo |accessdate=2020-03-02}} he scored 333 runs for Oxford at an average of 23.78, with a high score of 102.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29320/f_Batting_by_Team.html |title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Evetts |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-03-02 |url-access=subscription}} His 102 came against Surrey at The Oval in 1868 and was made in under two hours. Shortly after graduating from Oxford, Evetts appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in first-class cricket in 1870. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1882, making thirteen appearances and scoring 198 runs with a high score of 57. Evetts was by profession a farmer. He died at Tackley in April 1936. His grandson, Julian Evetts, was also a first-class cricketer.