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| Full name | Henry Michael Nicholls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-11-15)15 November 1991 (age 34) Christchurch, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armoff-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 269) | 12 February 2016 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 August 2025 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 189) | 26 December 2015 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 5 April 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 69) | 26 March 2016 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 10 September 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011/12–present | Canterbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16 | Sydney Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Michael Nicholls (born 15 November 1991) is a New Zealandcricketer who represents theNew Zealand national team and plays forCanterbury in domesticfirst-class cricket.[1] He has also been the captain of the reserve A side since 2017. Nicholls was a member of the New Zealand team that won the2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish asrunners-up at the2019 Cricket World Cup.
In December 2015, Nicholls was named in New Zealand'sOne Day International (ODI) squad for theirseries against Sri Lanka.[2] He made his ODI debut on 26 December 2015 atHagley Oval,Christchurch, which is his home ground for Canterbury. He scored 23 not out off 21 balls in that game as New Zealand won by 7 wickets.[3]
He scored 82 runs,against Pakistan on 25 January 2016 atBasin Reserve, which became a match-winning knock at the end. New Zealand won the match by 70 runs and Nicholls was adjudged man of the match.[4]
He made hisTest debut on 12 February 2016against Australia.[5]
In February 2016, Nicholls was added to New Zealand's squad for the2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament, also as a backup wicketkeeper toLuke Ronchi.[6] He made hisTwenty20 International debut for New Zealand on 26 March 2016 against Bangladesh in the2016 ICC World Twenty20 tournament.[7]
In March 2017, during the second Testagainst South Africa at theBasin Reserve, Wellington, Nicholls scored his first century in Tests, scoring 118 in the first innings.[8][9]
In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season byNew Zealand Cricket.[10] In January 2019, during the third ODIagainst Sri Lanka, Nicholls scored his first ODI century, making 124not out off 80 balls.[11]
In April 2019, he was named inNew Zealand's squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[12][13] In the final, he top scored for New Zealand with 55 runs.[14] In November 2020, Nicholls was named in theNew Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against thetouring West Indies team.[15][16]
In November 2023, Nicholls was reported to New Zealand Cricket for an issue surroundingball tampering during a Plunket Shield fixture between Auckland and Canterbury. In the 32nd, 35th and 37th over Nicholls was caught rubbing the ball against his helmet.[17] During the second ODIagainst Bangladesh, on 20 December 2023, he scored 95 runs and completed his 2000 runs in ODIs,[citation needed]
Nicholls was included in the ODI and T20I squads for theBlack Caps' 2024 tour of Sri Lanka, but only featured in the ODIs.
Nicholls has two older brothers, one of whom, Willy Nicholls, is a media correspondent for the Black Caps and White Ferns.[18]
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