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Full Name
David Nicholls
Born
December 08, 1943, East Dereham, Norfolk
Died
June 10, 2008 (aged 64y 185d)
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Education
Gravesend Grammar School
TEAMS
David Nicholls came from a long line of Kent wicketkeepers but had the misfortune that his career coincided with one of the greatest of them, Alan Knott. Nevertheless, he got plenty of chances when Knott was on Test duty and never let his county down.
Norfolk born but Gravesend educated, Nicholls, a solid and aggressive left-hand batsman, made his county debut in 1960 aged only 16, and over the next 21 seasons he played more than 200 times for Kent. He was at his happiest taking the attack to quick bowlers but struggled more against spin.
His early career promised much. He made 211 against Derbyshire in 1963 but never quite had the opportunity to do more until Knott became an England regular at the end of the 1960s. In 1971 he had his best summer, scoring exactly 1000 runs, but towards the end of the decade he lost his place to Paul Downton, retiring after a benefit season in 1980.
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David Nicholls Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 202 | 342 | 24 | 7072 | 211 | 22.23 | 2 | 34 | 326 | 13 |
List A | 98 | 91 | 7 | 1742 | 64 | 20.73 | 0 | 6 | 75 | 11 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 202 | 36 | 23 | 2 | 1/0 | - | 11.50 | 3.83 | 18.0 | - | 0 | 0 |
List A | 98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent Matches of David Nicholls
Match | Bat | Wkt | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kent vs Sussex | 23 | -- | 14-May-1977 | Hove | List A |
Kent vs Australians | 0* | 1c/0s | 04-May-1977 | Canterbury | FC |
Kent vs Notts | 6 | -- | 09-Jun-1976 | Canterbury | List A |
Kent vs Sussex | 16* | 3c/0s | 22-May-1976 | Hove | List A |
Kent vs Notts | 0 | -- | 16-Jul-1975 | Nottingham | List A |