Ralph Nicholson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Ralph Charles Nicholson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | May/June 1816 Slaugham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 July 1879 (aged 63) Newell, Iowa, United States | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | William Nicholson (brother) John Nicholson (brother) Richard Nicholson (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| 1842 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Ralph Charles Nicholson (May/June 1816 – 16 July 1879) was an English first-class cricketer.
The son of John Nicholson, he was born in 1816 at Slaugham, Sussex. He was a member of the family which owned the J&W Nicholson & Co gin distillery based in Clerkenwell and Three Mills. Nicholson made four appearances in first-class cricket, firstly for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1841 at Lord's, before making three first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842 against Cambridge University, the North of England and Sussex.[1] He scored 39 runs in his four first-class matches, at an average of 6.50 and a high score of 29 not out.[2] Nicholson later emigrated to the United States, where he died in July 1879 at Newell, Iowa. His brother, William, was a distiller, politician and first-class cricketer. His brothers John and Richard were also first-class cricketers.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ralph Nicholson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: Ralph Nicholson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 August 2020.