Frederick William Herbert Nicholas (25 July 1893 – 20 October 1962) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club in a first-class career that spanned from 1912 to 1929.[1] He toured South Africa with S. B. Joel's team in 1924–25.
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| Full name | Frederick William Herbert Nicholas | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 July 1893 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1962 (aged 69) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper-batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1912–1929 | Essex | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 August 2017 | |||||||||||||||
Nicholas also played association football as a forward for Great Britain at the 1920 Olympics[2] and for the Corinthian club, for whom he scored 28 goals in 54 appearances.[3]
The cricketer and broadcaster Mark Nicholas is his grandson.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Fred Nicholas". Olympedia. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Frederick Nicholas". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Cavallini, Rob (2007). Play Up Corinth: A History of the Corinthian Football Club. Stroud: Stadia. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-7524-4479-6.
- ^ "Fred Nicholas". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2017.