Laurie Evans (cricketer)

Laurie Evans
Personal information
Full name
Laurie John Evans
Born (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987
Lambeth, London, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2010Surrey
2010–2016Warwickshire (squad no. 32)
2017–2020Sussex (squad no. 32)
2020–presentSurrey
2021/22–2023/24Perth Scorchers
2022–2023Manchester Originals
2024/25-presentMelbourne Renegades
FC debut14 April 2007 Durham UCCE v Nottinghamshire
LA debut5 August 2009 Surrey v Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 73 63 320
Runs scored 3,495 1,735 6,961
Batting average 29.36 37.71 30.00
100s/50s 6/18 3/5 3/42
Top score 213* 134* 108*
Balls bowled 366 54 22
Wickets 2 1 1
Bowling average 135.00 82.00 35.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/29 1/29 1/5
Catches/stumpings 58/– 25/– 138/1
Source: CricketArchive, 2 April 2025

Laurie John Evans (born 12 October 1987) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Surrey County Cricket Club.

A right-handed top-order batsman Evans has previously represented Warwickshire, Northamptonshire and Sussex in county cricket. Since 2019 he has been selected as an overseas player for various global Twenty20 leagues. He has played for the Rajshahi Kings, Multan Sultans, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Barbados Royals, Colombo Kings, Perth Scorchers and Melbourne Renegades.

He is the nephew of Olympic rower Greg Searle.