Benjamin Nicholls

Benjamin Nicholls
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Ernest Nicholls
Born4 October 1864
Byfleet, Surrey, England
Died6 June 1945(1945-06-06) (aged 80)
Kirdford, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1901Marylebone Cricket Club
1884–1885Oxford University
1883–1888Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 192
Batting average 10.10
100s/50s –/–
Top score 44
Balls bowled 1,368
Wickets 31
Bowling average 21.48
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/46
Catches/stumpings 23/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 July 2013

Benjamin Ernest Nicholls (4 October 1864 – 6 June 1945) was an English cricketer active in the 1880s and briefly in 1901, making sixteen appearances in first-class cricket. Nicholls was a right-handed batsman and right-arm slow bowler, who played first-class cricket for Sussex, Oxford University, and the Marylebone Cricket Club.