Evelyn James Metcalfe (29 September 1865 – 14 June 1951) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Evelyn James Metcalfe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 September 1865 Kennington, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 1951 (aged 85) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1894/95–1898/99 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1903 | Hertfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Metcalfe was born at Kennington in September 1865. He was educated at Eton College.[1] Shortly after leaving Eton he emigrated to Australia, where he would spend the next 25 years.[1] He played first-class cricket while living in Australia for Queensland against New South Wales in 1895, and South Australia in 1899.[2] He scored 53 runs and took a single wicket in this two first-class matches.[3][4] He was referred to by Wisden as one of the best slip fieldsmen in Australia.[1] He visited England during the summer of 1903, playing minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire and making seven appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5] Upon his return to England he took teams on tours to Philadelphia and Canada.[1] In addition to playing cricket, Metcalfe also played lawn tennis for Queensland.[1] He died at Cambridge in June 1951.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Wisden - Obituaries in 1951". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Evelyn Metcalfe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Evelyn Metcalfe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Evelyn Metcalfe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Evelyn Matcalfe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2019.