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Turkish and British troops. He sailed to
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Africans, and for the Free Foresters against Oxford University in 1925. After a two-year hiatus in which he did not play for Kent, Evans was appointed Kent captain ahead of the 1927 season, succeeding the retiring
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was "perhaps rather too big for him", whilst other reports suggested that he was "so nervous that his knees were knocking together... his nerve had gone and the first straight ball did for him". This was to be Evans' only Test cap.
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607:Prior to his matriculation, he made his debut in
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452:(1 May 1889 – 18 September 1960) was an English
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1627:"England v Australia 1921 – Second Test Match"
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1964:(Supplement). 20 March 1917. p. 2832.
1350:"First-Class Matches played by John Evans"
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1999:(Supplement). 9 April 1918. p. 4366.
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1648:Williamson, Martin (23 July 2005).
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1163:Escape & Liberation 1939-1945
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2423:Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford
2150:. 6 February 1940. p. 721.
1830:. 19 September 1960. p. 18
1570:Bull, Andy (12 November 2013).
1283:. ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005
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1281:"Wisden – Obituaries in 1961"
1153:and was awarded the American
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2218:For Kent and Country
2216:Lewis, Paul (2014).
1776:"Honour for Woolley"
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1259:The Cricketer (1960)
1161:. He wrote the book
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784:Gentlemen of England
764:Scarborough Festival
645:Cambridge University
641:The University Match
369:5 wickets in innings
36:Personal information
2332:Sporting positions
2314:Works by John Evans
2248:(Winter ed.).
2194:. 26 September 2007
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2012:, pp. 199–200.
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2147:The London Gazette
1996:The London Gazette
1961:The London Gazette
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952:Intelligence Corps
855:Wykeham Cornwallis
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669:Army and Navy team
568:Horris Hill School
564:Winchester College
550:Evans was born at
505:Royal Flying Corps
501:Intelligence Corps
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1817:"Mr. A. J. Evans"
1155:Bronze Star Medal
1139:North West Europe
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486:1921 Ashes series
470:Oxford University
454:amateur cricketer
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133:Alfred Evans
123:Alfred Evans
103:Right-handed
82:(1960-09-18)
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2383:1960 deaths
2378:1889 births
2210:Works cited
2162:"No. 38711"
2142:"No. 34786"
2122:"No. 13541"
1991:"No. 30621"
1956:"No. 29994"
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1357:1 September
1116:During the
911:fast-medium
744:Australians
466:all-rounder
460:before the
282:Runs scored
265:First-class
256:Competition
128:Ralph Evans
113:medium-fast
2372:Categories
2305:John Evans
1209:References
1187:Marylebone
1169:Later life
1126:War Office
1098:Alexandria
1001:Ingolstadt
867:Lancashire
850:Harlequins
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696:Eastbourne
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111:Right arm
88:Marylebone
61:1 May 1889
57:1889-05-01
30:John Evans
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317:Top score
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130:(brother)
119:Relations
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71:, England
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65:Highclere
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2222:Brighton
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1197:See also
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271:Matches
162:England
108:Bowling
100:Batting
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2264:(PDF)
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1077:Amman
1054:major
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997:Dutch
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846:Essex
621:Derby
588:mumps
363:27.83
337:6,085
329:Balls
301:24.64
288:3,499
195:Years
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725:golf
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