Alfred John Evans (1 May 1889 – 18 September 1960) was an English amateur cricketer who played mainly for Oxford University and Kent County Cricket Club whom he captained in 1927. Evans also played for Hampshire and made one Test match appearance for the English cricket team in 1921. Evans served in both the First World War and the Second World War. During the first war he served in the Royal Flying Corps and was twice made a prisoner of war. He made persistent escape attempts, two of which were successful, and during the second war served in MI9 providing guidelines and advice for the escape of prisoners of war. He was also an all-round sportsman who enjoyed success in golf and racquets. Early life Evans was born at Highclere in Hampshire in 1889. His father, AH Evans, had been a master at Winchester College and had founded Horris Hill School in 1888. Evans began his education at the school before moving on to Winchester and then to Oriel College, Oxford between 1909 and 1912. Whilst at Winchester he was in the Cricket XI and also represented the school at racquets and golf. At Oxford, Evans gained his cricket Blue in 1909 as well as Blues in racquets and golf. He graduated with a degree in History in 1912 and was offered a teaching position at Eton College on the condition that he first spend a year in Germany. Evans became fluent in German during his year in the country but only taught at Eton for one year before leaving to begin a business career. Cricket career Evans made his first-class cricket debut for Hampshire in August 1908 before going up to Oxford. He played regularly whilst at Oxford, appearing 30 times for the University side, including in four University matches, as a hard-hitting right-handed batsman and medium-pace bowler. He captained the Oxford side in 1911 and played for Hampshire in both 1909 and 1912 but made only one first-class appearance for Free Foresters between the end of the 1912 season and the start of the First World War in 1914. After the war Evans again played only occasionally, making two appearances for amateur Gentlemen sides in 1919 and playing in one match for Hampshire in 1920. In 1921 he scored 69 not out for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against the touring Australians and made a century in his first