Sir Evelyn Bradford, 2nd Baronet

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Evelyn Ridley Bradford, 2nd Baronet (16 April 1869 – 14 September 1914) was a British Army officer and English cricketer.

Military career
Bradford was educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned into the Seaforth Highlanders in 1888. Commanding the 2nd Battalion in the First World War, he was killed in action near Bucy-le-Long, Picardy in France on 14 September 1914.

Cricket career
Bradford was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm fast bowler. Bradford's playing role was that of an all-rounder.

Bradford made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1895 County Championship against Somerset.

During the 1896 County Championship Bradford represented the club three times, taking his maiden five wicket haul against Essex, finishing with figures of 6/28 in Essex's first innings as Essex were bowled out for only 98. Essex were made to follow on in their second innings, with Bradford repeating his feat of taking a five wicket haul in the first innings by taking 5/40 as Hampshire won by an innings and 113 runs.

Bradford next played in 1899 against the touring Australians, where he took the wicket of Frank Iredale, who was his only wicket in the match. Later in 1899 Bradford made his maiden first-class century, scoring 102 against Leicestershire.

Bradford's final first-class match came for Hampshire in 1905 against Surrey, where he made a half century score of 60. In Bradford's eight first-class matches he took 311 wickets at an average of 25.91. With the ball Bradford took 20 wickets at a bowling average of 16.40, with figures of 6-28. In the field Bradford took five catches.

During his brief career, Bradford's bowling action was not approved by several first-class umpires, being no-balled on numerous occasions.

Family
Bradford's father was Colonel Sir Edward Bradford, 1st Baronet. Sir Edward was the Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service from 1890 to 1903. Upon his father's death in 1911, Braford assumed the title of 2nd Baronet. Bradford had a son, Edward Bradford who was born in 1910. Upon his father's death in 1914, Edward assumed the title of 3rd Baronet at the age of just four. Bradford's grandfather was Edward Knight, who was related to a long line of cricketing families including the Jenners, Normans, Nepeans, Barnards, Bonham Carters, Wathens, and Dykes.