Matthew Nicholson
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Full name | Matthew James Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia | 2 October 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Only Test (cap 380) | 26 December 1998 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2022 |
Matthew James Nicholson (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian former cricketer who played in one Test match in 1998 and over 100 first-class games for New South Wales, Western Australia, Northamptonshire and Surrey.
A native of the
England in Melbourne.[1]
In 2004/05 Nicholson claimed 47 wickets in the Pura Cup, including 7 in the final, as NSW won the title. In 2007 he played for Surrey having previously played County Cricket with Northamptonshire in 2006. He was released by Surrey after an unsuccessful 2008 to allow Shoaib Akhtar in.
He announced his retirement in March 2008 with NSW's game against
South Australia being his last.[2] Following his retirement, Nicholson was appointed as a selector for the New South Wales team.[3] He is the Director of Cricket at Newington College.[4]
See also
- One Test Wonder
References
- The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ Nicholson retires from New South Wales
- ^ Cricinfo Staff "Nicholson named New South Wales Selector", Cricinfo http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/364970.html Retrieved 15 August 2008
- ^ The cricket curse facing private schoolboys
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