William Nichol (cricketer)

William Nichol (3 December 1912 – 1 June 1973) was a Scottish cricketer.[1]

William Nichol
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 26
Runs scored 931
Batting average 23.27
100s/50s 2/5
Top score 139*
Balls bowled 4,098
Wickets 55
Bowling average 25.36
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/39
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: ESPNCricinfo

Nichol was an all-rounder made two centuries for Scotland, the first an unbeaten 139 against Warwickshire in May 1951 and the other an even hundred against Ireland a couple of months later. His best bowling performance came against the Irish three years prior, taking 7 for 39 and 5 for 39 at Glasgow

References

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  1. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
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