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Full name | Francis Lyndon Evelyn | ||||||||||||||
Born | 24 May 1859 Presteigne, Radnorshire, Wales | ||||||||||||||
Died | 8 December 1910 Kinsham, Herefordshire, England | (aged 51)||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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1880–1881 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 2 March 2020 |
Francis Lyndon Evelyn JP DL (24 May 1859 – 8 December 1910) was a Welsh first-class cricketer.
The son of Francis Evelyn senior, he was born at Presteigne in May 1859. He was educated at Rugby School, [1] before going up to Oriel College, Oxford. [2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1880 and 1881, making five appearances. [3] He struggled as a batsman in his five matches, scoring just 33 runs with a high score of 10. [4]
After graduating from Oxford, Evelyn was commissioned into the Herefordshire Light Infantry as a second lieutenant in December 1880. [5] By 1884, he was serving in the Shropshire Light Infantry as a lieutenant, resigning his commission in April 1884. [6] Evelyn served as a deputy lieutenant for Herefordshire in 1885, before serving as the High Sheriff of Radnorshire in 1887. [7] He also served as a justice of the peace for Radnorshire. [1] Evelyn died in December 1910 at Kinsham, Herefordshire. His youngest brother was the Welsh football international Edward Evelyn, while his middle brother was the historian William Arthur Evelyn.