Matthew Nicholson

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Matthew Nicholson
Personal information
Full name
Matthew James Nicholson
Born (1974-10-02) 2 October 1974 (age 51)
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll rounder
International information
National side
Only Test(cap  380)26 December 1998 v  England
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches11247924
Runs scored143,25848576
Batting average 7.0023.7815.1515.20
100s/50s0/04/60/10/0
Top score913357* 20*
Balls bowled15023,3663,530457
Wickets 44068528
Bowling average 28.7529.9136.7421.71
5 wickets in innings 01100
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling3/567/623/233/12
Catches/stumpings 0/–70/–19/–5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 December 2025

Matthew James Nicholson (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian former cricketer who played in one Test match in 1998 and over 100 first-class games for New South Wales, Western Australia, Northamptonshire and Surrey.

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A native of the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, he attended Knox Grammar School and began playing for the Gordon club in the Sydney competition who he later captained. His career was ravaged by injuries as well as chronic fatigue syndrome, following a dose of glandular fever but a strict diet enabled him to manage the problem, and he became a vital part of WA's and New South Wales' bowling line-ups. In 1998 Nicholson earned a surprise call up to play his one and only Test against England in Melbourne. [1]

In 2004/05 Nicholson claimed 47 wickets in the Pura Cup, including 7 in the final, as NSW won the title. In 2007 he played for Surrey having previously played County Cricket with Northamptonshire in 2006. He was released by Surrey after an unsuccessful 2008 to allow Shoaib Akhtar in.

He announced his retirement in March 2008 with NSW's game against South Australia being his last. [2] Following his retirement, Nicholson was appointed as a selector for the New South Wales team. [3] He later spent several years as the Director of Cricket at Newington College. [4]

Nicholson was named as the fast-bowling coach for the NSW Blues' Academy in 2025. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Coverdale, Brydon (8 July 2017). "Matthew Nicholson's Christmas miracle". The Cricket Monthly . Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Nicholson retires from New South Wales". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nicholson named New South Wales selector". ESPNcricinfo. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "The cricket curse facing private schoolboys". ABC News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "New-Look Blues Academy Announced for 2025/26 | Cricket NSW". www.cricketnsw.com.au. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.


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