Nick Welch (cricketer)
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Full name | Nicholas Roy Welch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Harare, Zimbabwe | 5 February 1998||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14 | Mashonaland Eagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | Leicestershire (squad no. 67) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 29 March 2014 Mashonaland Eagles v Mountaineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 15 March 2014 Mashonaland Eagles v Matabeleland Tuskers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 October 2020 |
Nicholas Roy Welch (born 5 February 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Mashonaland Eagles.[1] After playing domestic cricket in Zimbabwe, he moved to England, signing to play for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in September 2020.[2][3] In the same month, he also gained UK citizenship.[4]
In March 2019, he played for Loughborough MCCU in a first-class match against Leicestershire, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 September 2020, for Leicestershire in the 2020 t20 Blast.[6]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe.[7][8]
References
- ^ "Nick Welch". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Welch signs with Running Foxes". Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Leicestershire sign batsman Nick Welch until end of 2022 season". The Cricketer. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Zimbabwe cricket prodigy gets UK citizenship". Chronicle. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "4th Match, Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches at Leicester, Mar 26-28 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "North Group, Chester-le-Street, Sep 13 2020, Vitality Blast". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Logan Cup first class cricket competition gets underway". The Zimbabwe Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Logan Cup starts in secure environment". The Herald. Retrieved 9 December 2020.