Russell Evans (cricketer)
English cricketer (1965-2017)
Russell John Evans (1 October 1965 – 30 November 2017) was an English cricketer and umpire. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Calverton, Nottinghamshire.
Evans made his List A debut for Nottinghamshire against Hampshire in the 1985 John Player Special League. He made 4 further List A appearances for Nottinghamshire, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1988 Refuge Assurance League. In his 6 List A matches for the county, he scored 55 runs at an average of 13.75, with a high score of 20. He made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against the touring Pakistanis in 1987. He made 5 further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, the last of which came against Cambridge University. In his 6 first-class matches for the county, he scored 112 runs at an average of 18.66, with a high score of 50 not out. This score, his only fifty for Nottinghamshire, came against the touring Sri Lankans in 1988.
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