Wallis Evershed, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 10-May-1863
Place of Birth: Stapenhill, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 08-May-1911
Profession: cricketer
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Wallis Evershed
- Wallis Evershed (10 May 1863 — 8 May 1911) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1884. Evershed was born in Stapenhill, the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and MP for Burton.
- He was educated at Clifton College where he was awarded his cap (for rugby) and was captain of the XI in 1882.
- Evershed made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in an innings victory against Sussex in July 1882, when he scored 19 runs in Derbyshire's innings.
- He made one further appearance during the 1882 season, in a defeat by Yorkshire. Evershed made eight appearances in the 1883 season, playing in all Derbyshire's County matches and twice against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).
- He scored each of his three half-century innings during this season, including his career highest score of 92, achieved against Surrey.
- In this match, he and team-mate Edmund Maynard put on over fifty percent of the innings total, in separate batting partnerships.
- He ended the season with the most runs scored for the club.
- In the 1884 season, he only played one match for the club against Sussex, which was his last. Evershed was a right-handed batsman and played 24 innings in 13 first-class matches with an average of 14.87 and a top score of 92.
- He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and in 27 balls took three wickets for eight runs. Evershed died in Kendal two days short of his 48th birthday.
- His brothers, Edward, Sydney, Frank, and cousin Geoffrey Bell were all first-class cricketers, while William Evershed also played first-class cricket in first half of the 19th century.
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