Fred Nicholas

Frederick William Herbert Nicholas (25 July 1893 – 20 October 1962) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex County Cricket Club in a first-class career that spanned from 1912 to 1929.^[1] He toured South Africa with S. B. Joel's team in 1924–25.

Fred Nicholas

Personal information
Full name	Frederick William Herbert Nicholas
Born	(1893-07-25)25 July 1893 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor
Died	20 October 1962(1962-10-20) (aged 69) Kensington, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicketkeeper-batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1912–1929	Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 76 Runs scored 2634 Batting average 22.51 100s/50s 1/20 Top score 140 Catches/stumpings 51/16
Source: CricketArchive, 9 August 2017

Nicholas also played association football as a forward for Great Britain at the 1920 Olympics^[2] and for the Corinthian club, for whom he scored 28 goals in 54 appearances.^[3]

The cricketer and broadcaster Mark Nicholas is his grandson.^[4]