Full Name

Paul Allen Nicholls

Born

November 10, 1946, East Fremantle, Western Australia

Died

January 17, 2009 (aged 62y 68d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

A right-arm offspinner and right-hand batsman, Paul Nicholls played 19 first-class matches for Western Australia throughout the 1970s. His peak came in 1971-72, when he collected eight wickets on debut against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval, including a career-best 5 for 68 in the second innings. Also a talented Australian Rules footballer, Nicholls played in a Western Australian Football League premiership with East Fremantle in 1974. His talents were not confined to the sporting arena. Nicholls went on to have a successful legal career and worked as a magistrate in Western Australia before he died in 2009 following a long battle with cancer.
Brydon Coverdale

Paul Nicholls Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC1933124923823.420070
List A220383419.000000

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC192167943305/68-31.432.6172.2-10
List A2402833/283/289.334.2013.3000

Recent Matches of Paul Nicholls

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
West Aust vs Victoria201/15 & 1/3818-Nov-1978PerthFC
West Aust vs Victoria29* & 261/824-Feb-1978MelbourneFC
West Aust vs NSW33 & 13*2/5618-Feb-1978SydneyFC
West Aust vs Queensland15 & 23*1/46 & 0/010-Feb-1978BrisbaneFC
West Aust vs Victoria19* & 24--07-Dec-1973MelbourneFC

Debut/Last Matches of Paul Nicholls

FC Matches

Span
1971/72 - 1978/79

List A Matches

Span
1972/73 - 1973/74