Alasdair Evans
Scottish cricketer (born 1989)
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Alasdair Campbell Evans (born 12 January 1989) is an English-born Scottish cricketer. Evans is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Pembury, Kent.
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| Full name | Alasdair Campbell Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1989 Pembury, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 38) | 7 July 2009 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 June 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 38) | 18 June 2015 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 July 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009 | Loughborough UCCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Domestic and T20 career
While studying for his degree at Loughborough University,[1] Evans made his first-class debut for Loughborough UCCE against Leicestershire in 2009. He made a further appearance for the team in 2009, against Kent.[2] In that season he made his One Day International debut for Scotland, playing two matches against Canada,[3] in the process claiming his first international wicket, that of Sunil Dhaniram.[4]
Later in August 2009, Evans made his first first-class appearance for Scotland against Ireland in the 2009-10 ICC Intercontinental Cup. In 2010, he played a List A match for Scotland against India A, which Scotland lost by 152 runs.[5] In 2011, he made his most recent first-class appearance for Scotland, against the Netherlands in the 2011-13 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[2]
In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Glasgow Giants in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[6][7] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[8]
International career
He made his Twenty20 International debut against Ireland on 18 June 2015.[9] In December 2017, he finished as the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship, with 24 wickets in 12 matches.[10]
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[11] In May 2021, during the series against the Netherlands, Evans took his first five-wicket haul in an ODI match.[12] In September 2021, Evans was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[13]