Alfred Henry Evans (14 June 1858 – 26 March 1934) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
Considered one of the best fast bowlers in England at the time, Evans played in 44 first-class matches between 1878 and 1885, taking over 200 wickets.
The third son of Deputy-Surgeon-General William Evans, formerly Inspector-General of Hospitals in Madras, where he was born in June 1858.
It was for the club that he made his debut in first-class cricket against the Gentlemen of England at Oxford in 1878.
[9] It was in 1881 that Evans was elected captain of the cricket club;[10] during his captaincy year, he was credited with Oxford's victory over Cambridge, having taken 13 wickets for 130 runs in The University Match.
In the same year for he also played for both the Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North, and an England XI against Richard Daft's personal team before it embarked on a tour of North America, whilst in 1881 he played for the Under 30s in the Over 30s v Under 30s fixture at Lord's.
[12] Evans left Winchester in April 1888 and founded Horris Hill School at Newbury,[2] where he was headmaster until 1920.