Stan Eve

Stanley Charles Eve (18 December 1925 – 27 January 1990) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex between 1949 and 1957.^[1]

Stan Eve

Personal information
Full name	Stanley Charles Eve
Born	(1925-12-18)18 December 1925 Stepney, London, England
Died	27 January 1990(1990-01-27) (aged 64) Havering, Essex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1949–1957	Essex
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 32 Runs scored 1,041 Batting average 22.14 100s/50s 1/6 Top score 120 Catches/stumpings 17/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2013

Eve was born in Stepney and educated at Upminster School. He was amateur batsman who liked to score runs quickly from the start of his innings.^[2] He scored a century in his second match for Essex, finishing with 120 made in just over two hours against Warwickshire; Essex won by an innings in two days in a match in which no other batsman reached 40.^[2][3] His Essex teammate Dickie Dodds later wrote of that innings: "Watching him cut and pull and dance down the wicket to drive was a breathtaking experience. He looked a complete player ..."^[4] Later that season he scored 69 not out against Surrey in an Essex total of 145 when none of his teammates exceeded 12.^[5]

After 1949, Eve's business commitments prevented him from applying himself to first-class cricket. He played a few more matches for Essex but with only moderate success. He was a prolific scorer for the Upminster club for many years.^[2]