Matthew Nicholson
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| Full name | Matthew James Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1974 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 380) | 26 December 1998 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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References
- ^ Coverdale, Brydon (8 July 2017). "Matthew Nicholson's Christmas miracle". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
- ^ "Nicholson retires from New South Wales". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "Nicholson named New South Wales selector". ESPNcricinfo. 14 August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "The cricket curse facing private schoolboys". ABC News. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "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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