Fred Nicholas Explained

Fred Nicholas
Fullname:Frederick William Herbert Nicholas
Birth Date:25 July 1893
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Selangor
Death Place:Kensington, London, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicketkeeper-batsman
Club1:Essex
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:76
Runs1:2634
Bat Avg1:22.51
100S/50S1:1/20
Top Score1:140
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:51/16
Date:9 August 2017
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7078/7078.html CricketArchive

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.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fred Nicholas . Olympedia . 16 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Frederick Nicholas. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040105/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/frederick-nicholas-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 9 August 2017.
  3. Book: Cavallini, Rob . Play Up Corinth: A History of the Corinthian Football Club . 2007 . Stadia . Stroud . 978-0-7524-4479-6. 277.
  4. Web site: Fred Nicholas . Cricinfo. 9 August 2017.