About Richard Nicholls
Lived 1875 – 1948 (aged 72). Richard Nicholls was a British cricketer.
Richard William Nicholls (23 July 1875, in Crouch End, Middlesex – 22 January 1948, in Eastbourne, Sussex) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1896 to 1904.
Nicholls was a right-handed batsman who represented Middlesex. He also played first-class cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), AJ Webbe's XI, PF Warner's XI and the Gentlemen of England. He scored 1,732 runs (average 16.81) in 72 first-class matches. He and Mickey Roche set a county record tenth-wicket stand of 230 against Kent at Lord's in 1899, during which he made his maiden century, scoring 154.
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Who was Richard Nicholls?
cricketer (1875-1948)
When was Richard Nicholls born?
Richard Nicholls was born on 23 July 1875.
When did Richard Nicholls die?
Richard Nicholls died on 22 January 1948.
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Richard Nicholls was a cricketer.
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Richard Nicholls was British.
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