Fred Nicholas

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Frederick William Herbert Nicholas (July 25, 1893 – October 20, 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.

Nicholas was born in Federated Malay States. A right-handed batsman and a wicketkeeper he scored 2634 runs in 76 games for Essex at an average of 22.51 with a highest score of 140, being his only first-class hundred. He took 51 catches and made 16 stumpings.

Nicholas was the grandfather of the former Hampshire County Captain and now Nine Network and Channel 5 cricket commentator, Mark Nicholas. He died in Kensington, London.

References

Cricinfo page on Fred Nicholas

v t e Great Britain squad – 1920 Summer Olympics

Atkinson Brennan Buck Bunyan Gates Hambleton Harbridge Harding Hegan Hunt Julinn Knight Mitchell Nicholas Payne Prince Slowley Ward Wiley

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Name	Nicholas, Fred
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Short description	English footballer
Date of birth	July 25, 1893
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Date of death	October 20, 1962
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