Robert Gordon Evans (20 August 1899 – 2 August 1981) was an English first-class cricketer and educator. Born at Great Barton in Suffolk, Evans was educated at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds. He served in the latter part of World War I with the Suffolk Regiment as a second lieutenant. After the war he went up to Peterhouse, Cambridge in March 1919. While studying at Cambridge he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1920. He made eleven further first-class appearances for Cambridge in 1921. Across these matches he scored a total of 197 runs at an average of 28.14, with a highest score of 46 not out. With his right-arm fast-medium bowling he took 45 wickets a bowling average of 22.77, with best innings figure