Martin James Evans CBE (16 October 1904 – 17 December 1998) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Navy officer.
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| Full name | Martin James Evans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 October 1904 Kingsclere, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 December 1998 (aged 94) Peasmarsh, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Evans was born in October 1904 at Kingsclere, Hampshire. After enlisting in the Royal Navy, he was promoted from the rank of midshipman to sub-lieutenant in July 1925.[1] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Navy against the British Army cricket team at Lord's in 1925.[2] Batting twice in the match, he ended the Royal Navy first-innings not out on 7, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by Geoffrey Cooke. With the ball, he bowled a total of nine wicketless overs in the Army first-innings, conceding 42 runs.[3] He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in February 1927,[4] with promotion to the rank of lieutenant commander in February 1935.[5]
Evans served with the Royal Navy in the Second World War, during which he was promoted to the rank of commander in December 1940.[6] During the war he held commands aboard HMS Keppel, HMS Towy and HMS Philante.[7] He was made an OBE in December 1942,[8] before being made a CBE in August 1945.[9] Following the war, he was awarded the Legion of Merit by the United States in May 1946 and promoted to the rank of captain the following month.[10][11] Evans died in December 1998 at Peasmarsh Place retirement home in the Sussex village of Peasmarsh.
References edit
- ^ "No. 33189". The London Gazette. 6 August 1926. p. 5201.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Martin Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Army v Royal Navy, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 33254". The London Gazette. 4 March 1927. p. 1433.
- ^ "No. 34139". The London Gazette. 5 March 1935. p. 1554.
- ^ "No. 35032". The London Gazette. 3 January 1941. p. 59.
- ^ "Martin James Evans OBE, RN". www.uboat.net. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "No. 35815". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 December 1942. p. 5345.
- ^ "No. 37251". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 August 1945. p. 4437.
- ^ "No. 37582". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 May 1946. p. 2560.
- ^ "No. 37650". The London Gazette. 12 July 1946. p. 3628.