Background
Evershed was born in Stapenhill (then in Derbyshire), the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and Member of Parliament for Burton.
Evershed was born in Stapenhill (then in Derbyshire), the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and Member of Parliament for Burton.
He played his first international for England against New Zealand Natives at Blackheath on 16 February 1889. From 1890 to 1893 he played nine matches in the Home Nations Championships. He scored three tries in total.
As a cricketer, Evershed played for Derbyshire when the team was without first class status.
He played three matches during the 1889 season and seven matches during the 1890 season when he made a century against Norfolk. Evershed was one of the founders of Burton Hockey Club.
He funded the construction and drainage of the pitch and was president of the club from 1899 until his death. Evershed married Florence Helen Lowe, the daughter of Thomas Barnabas Lowe.
Their son Francis Raymond Evershed was the first and last Baron Evershed of Stapenhill.