Frank Nicholson

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Frank Nicholson South Africa (RSA)
Batting style	Right-hand bat, wicketkeeper
Bowling type
	Tests	First-class
Matches	4	52
Runs scored	76	2353
Batting average	10.85	24.76
100s/50s	-/-	4/14
Top score	29	185
Balls bowled	-	26
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	-
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	3/-	32/37
Test debut: 14 December 1935 Last Test: 15 February 1936 Source: [1]

Frank "Nipper" Nicholson (born September 17, 1909, Millom, Cumberland, England, and died July 30, 1982, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in four Tests in 1935-36.

Nicholson was a right-hand batsman and competent wicketkeeper who was a mainstay of the often-weak Griqualand West cricket team for 20 years from 1927, sometimes acting as captain.

Nicholson was drafted into the South African Test team for the 1935-36 series against Australia after the shock death of Jock Cameron, who had been such a success on the 1935 tour to England and the decision by Robert Williams, Cameron's deputy on the England tour, to remain in the UK. In a one-sided series which Australia won 4-0, with one match drawn, Nicholson took only three catches in the first four matches, and, after making 0 in both innings of the fourth Test, was dropped for the fifth match in favour of Edward Van Der Merwe.