Nick Welch (cricketer)

Nicholas Roy Welch (born 5 February 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Mashonaland Eagles.[1] After playing domestic cricket in Zimbabwe, he moved to England, signing to play for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in September 2020.[2][3] In the same month, he also gained UK citizenship.[4]

Nick Welch
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas Roy Welch
Born (1998-02-05) 5 February 1998
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 73)24 October 2023 v Namibia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14Mashonaland Eagles
2019Loughborough MCCU
2020–2023Leicestershire (squad no. 67)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 14 22 30
Runs scored 445 627 692
Batting average 24.72 29.85 24.71
100s/50s 1/2 1/3 0/2
Top score 100 127* 68
Catches/stumpings 4/– 9/– 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 August 2023

In March 2019, he played for Loughborough MCCU in a first-class match against Leicestershire, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 September 2020, for Leicestershire in the 2020 t20 Blast.[6]

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe.[7][8]. On 24th October, 2023, he made his debut in international cricket with a first ball 'duck' for Zimbabwe against Namibia in a T20 match at Windhoek where he was dismissed in the first ball of the match.

References
  1. "Nick Welch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "Welch signs with Running Foxes". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Leicestershire sign batsman Nick Welch until end of 2022 season". The Cricketer. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  4. "Zimbabwe cricket prodigy gets UK citizenship". Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  5. "4th Match, Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches at Leicester, Mar 26-28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  6. "North Group, Chester-le-Street, Sep 13 2020, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

(Reference: https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-in-namibia-2023-24-1404388/namibia-vs-zimbabwe-1st-t20i-1404390/full-scorecard)

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