Tony Nicholson
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| Full name | Anthony George Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
25 June 1938 Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
4 November 1985 (aged 47) Harrogate, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962–1975 | Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut |
7 July 1962 Yorkshire v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class |
16 September 1975 Yorkshire v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut |
12 June 1963 Yorkshire v Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A |
31 August 1975 Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony George "Tony" Nicholson (25 June 1938–4 November 1985) was an English cricketer: a medium-pace bowler who played county cricket for Yorkshire between 1962 and 1975. Of 403 matches at first-class and List A level, only one — a game for MCC against Scotland in 1963 — was not for Yorkshire.
Prior to joining the County club, he was a policeman in Southern Rhodesia.[1]
Nicholson took 879 first-class wickets at an excellent average of 19.75; writing many years later, James Lawton in the Independent said that Nicholson "simply despised batsmen".[2] He claimed 100 wickets in a season twice, in 1966 and 1967.
Despite his achievements, he never played for England, although he was selected for the 1964-65 tour of South Africa but had to withdraw injured.[3]
Nicholson's later career was dogged by ill health caused by blood clots in his leg.[4] which contributed to his early death.
Although he never managed international recognition, Nicholson was highly rated by the Yorkshire public.[5] Indeed, the county's Players Association holds a Tony Nicholson Memorial Trophy in his honour.[6] At a time when retirement was greeted with muted thanks by the Committee, Nicholson was paid the warmest possible tribute.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Playfair Cricket Annual 1966
- ↑ Lawton, James (2001-07-28). "Cricket: Yorkshire galvanised by Clark's winning ways". The Independent. FindArticles. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ↑ Obituary. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1986
- ↑ History of Yorkshire Cricket A Woodhouse
- ↑ Corbett, Ted (2004-06-04). "Wet start to second Test". The Hindu. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ↑ "Players set sights on their first 100". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
- ↑ YCCC Yearbook 1976