Ravenor Nicholson

Ravenor Nicholson (born 6 October 1943) is a former South African cricketer, who played four seasons of first-class matches for Natal cricket team.[1] A right-hand batsman and medium pace bowler, his only first-class half century was 89 not out for Natal B against Transvaal B in December 1967.[2] Nicholson's best bowling came in the following match against Griqualand West, taking 5 wickets in each innings, finishing with match figures of 10/63.[3] Nicholson is the cousin of Test match brothers Peter and Graeme Pollock.[1] His brother Christopher played one first-class match for South African Universities in 1967.[4]

Ravenor Nicholson
Personal information
Full nameRavenor Michael Nicholson
Born (1943-10-06) 6 October 1943
Berea, Durban, South Africa
BattingRight-hand batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleLower-middle order batsman, bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965/661968/69Natal
First-class debut27 December 1965 Natal B v Transvaal B
Last First-class28 February 1969 Natal B v Transvaal B
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 514
Batting average 23.36
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 89*
Balls bowled 3260
Wickets 54
Bowling average 22.81
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/12
Catches/stumpings 7/
Source: CricketArchive, 6 December 2008

He was born in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

References

  1. Ravenor Nicholson, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
  2. Transvaal B v Natal B, 4 December 1967, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
  3. Natal B v Griqualand West, 11 December 1967, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
  4. Christopher Nicholson, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.


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