Colin Nicholson (cricketer)

Colin Ross Nicholson (9 September 1939 – 4 February 2020)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer.[2] He played one first-class cricket match for Canterbury during the 1959–60 season and one for Otago in the 1963–64 season.[3][4]

This article is about the cricketer. For the New Zealand international goalkeeper, see Ross Nicholson.
Ross Nicholson
Personal information
Full name
Colin Ross Nicholson
Born(1939-09-09)9 September 1939
Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand
Died4 February 2020(2020-02-04) (aged 80)
Waipu, Northland, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RelationsKenneth Nicholson (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959/60Canterbury
1963/64Otago
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 May 2016

Ross Nicholson was born at Oamaru in North Otago in 1939 and educated at Southland Boys' High School in Invercargill.[5] After playing age-group cricket for Otago and other matches for Southland and a New zealand Brabin XI, he made his first-class debut for Canterbury against Wellington at the Basin Reserve in January 1960. An opening bowler, Nicholson took one wicket on debut. His other first-class match was also against Wellington at the Basin Reserve. Playing for Otago in December 1963 Nicholson went wicketless as Otago lostby an innings.[2]

Nicholson died at Waipu in 2020 aged 80.[3] His older brother Kenneth also played cricket for Otago.[5]

References
  1. "Family Notices". Press Reader. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. "Colin Nicholson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. "Colin Nicholson". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 301. ISBN 9781472975478.
  5. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 99. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2


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