| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | William Evetts |
| Birth Date: | 30 June 1847 |
| Birth Place: | Tackley, Oxfordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Tackley, Oxfordshire, England |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightinch: | 0 |
| Family: | Julian Evetts (grandson) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1868 - 1869 |
| Club2: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year2: | 1870 - 1882 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 22 |
| Runs1: | 531 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.61 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/2 |
| Top Score1: | 102 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | 2 March |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12708.html Cricinfo |
William Evetts (30 June 1847 – 7 April 1936) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of William Evetts senior, he was born in June 1847 at Tackley, Oxfordshire. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, Evetts played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1868 and 1869, making nine appearances.[2] A free hitting batsman,[3] he scored 333 runs for Oxford at an average of 23.78, with a high score of 102.[4] His 102 came against Surrey at The Oval in 1868 and was made in under two hours.[3] Shortly after graduating from Oxford, Evetts appeared for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in first-class cricket in 1870. He played first-class cricket for the MCC until 1882, making thirteen appearances and scoring 198 runs with a high score of 57.[2] [4] Evetts was by profession a farmer.[1] He died at Tackley in April 1936.[3] His grandson, Julian Evetts, was also a first-class cricketer.