| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Ralph Charles Nicholson |
| Birth Date: | May/June 1816 |
| Birth Place: | Slaugham, Sussex, England |
| Death Date: | 16 July 1879 (aged 63) |
| Death Place: | Newell, Iowa, United States |
| Family: | William Nicholson (brother) John Nicholson (brother) Richard Nicholson (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1842 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 39 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 29 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 4 August |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18219.html Cricinfo |
Ralph Charles Nicholson (May/June 1816 – 16 July 1879) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of John Nicholson, he was born in 1816 at Slaugham, Sussex. He was a member of the family which owned the J&W Nicholson & Co gin distillery based in Clerkenwell and Three Mills. Nicholson made four appearances in first-class cricket, firstly for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1841 at Lord's, before making three first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842 against Cambridge University, the North of England and Sussex.[1] He scored 39 runs in his four first-class matches, at an average of 6.50 and a high score of 29 not out.[2] Nicholson later emigrated to the United States, where he died in July 1879 at Newell, Iowa. His brother, William, was a distiller, politician and first-class cricketer. His brothers John and Richard were also first-class cricketers.