| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Richard Payne Nicholson |
| Birth Date: | 1814 |
| Birth Place: | Upper Clapton, Middlesex, England |
| Death Date: | 18 February 1845 (aged 30/31) |
| Death Place: | Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal |
| Family: | William Nicholson (brother) John Nicholson (brother) Ralph Nicholson (brother) |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1841 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 2 |
| Bat Avg1: | 2.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 2 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/– |
| Date: | 4 August |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18220.html Cricinfo |
Richard Payne Nicholson (1814 – 18 February 1845) was an English first-class cricketer and distiller.
The son of John Nicholson, he was born in 1818 at Upper Clapton. He was a member of the family which owned the J&W Nicholson & Co gin distillery based in Clerkenwell and Three Mills. Nicholson made two appearances in first-class cricket, firstly for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1837 at Lord's, and secondly for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge Town Club at the same venue.[1] He worked in the family business as a distiller alongside his brother, William,[2] who was also a first-class cricketer and politician. He died in Portugal at Lisbon in February 1845.[3] Brothers John and Ralph both also played first-class cricket.