Ron Nicholls (English sportsman) explained

Ron Nicholls
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off-break
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:534
Runs1:23,607
Bat Avg1:26.17
100S/50S1:18/124
Top Score1:217
Deliveries1:1,166
Wickets1:11
Bowl Avg1:65.36
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/19
Catches/Stumpings1:285/1
Column2:List A
Matches2:87
Runs2:1,740
Bat Avg2:21.21
100S/50S2:1/10
Top Score2:127
Deliveries2:6
Wickets2:1
Bowl Avg2:4.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:1/4
Catches/Stumpings2:12/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31721/31721.html CricketArchive
Date:12 April
Year:2023

Ronald Bernard Nicholls (4 December 1933 – 21 July 1994) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire.

In a game in 1962 against Oxford University he opened the batting with Martin Young and they put on 395 runs. The partnership remains the highest for any wicket by Gloucestershire and Nicholls made his career best score of 217. He finished the year with 2,059 runs.[1] He also kept wicket in some John Player League games.

Nicholls also played football playing in goal for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City, Bristol City and Cheltenham Town making a total of 161 league appearances.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Obituaries . The Cricketer . September 1994 . 75 . 9 . 56 . CricketArchive . 26 May 2024.
  2. Book: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack . 1995 . https://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/236517.html . ESPNcricinfo . 26 May 2024 . Obituaries in 1994.