| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Nicholas John Haste |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Northampton, Northamptonshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Cambridge University |
| Year1: | 1993 - 1996 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 32 |
| Runs1: | 372 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.28 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 51 |
| Deliveries1: | 4,925 |
| Wickets1: | 49 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 60.26 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/73 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/– |
| Date: | 10 January |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/14369.html Cricinfo |
Nicholas John Haste (born 13 November 1972) is an English former first-class cricketer.
Haste was born at Northampton in November 1972. He was educated at Wellingborough School, before going up to Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1993 and 1996, making 32 appearances.[2] Playing as a medium pace bowler in the Cambridge side, Haste took 49 wickets at an average of 60.26.[3] He took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 73 against Oxford University in the 1995 University Match at Lord's.[4] His bowling action in the match was described by Norman Harris of The Independent as having a "purposeful stride and vigorous action" and that "he looked a genuinely first-class bowler".[5] As a lower order batsman, he scored 372 runs at a batting average of 13.28 from his 32 matches;[6] he made one half century, a score of 51 against Oxford University in 1996.[7] After graduating from Cambridge, Haste did not proceed further in the first-class game. He did however play club cricket for Brentwood Cricket Club in Essex,[8] and Bedford Town in the Northamptonshire Cricket League.[9]