| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | South African | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 4 | 52 | ||
| Runs scored | 76 | 2353 | ||
| Batting average | 10.85 | 24.76 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 4/14 | ||
| Top score | 29 | 185 | ||
| Balls bowled | - | 26 | ||
| Wickets | - | - | ||
| Bowling average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | - | ||
| Best bowling | - | - | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 3/0 | 32/37 | ||
| Source: Cricinfo, | ||||
Frank "Nipper" Nicholson (born 17 September 1909 in Millom, Cumberland, England, and died 30 July 1982 in 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 wicket-keeper 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.