Tony Nicholson

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Personal information
Tony Nicholson

England
Full name	Anthony George Nicholson
Born	25 June 1938(1938-06-25)
	Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Died	4 November 1986 (aged 48)
	Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1962–1975	Yorkshire
First-class debut	7 July 1962: Yorkshire v Essex
Last First-class	16 September 1975: Yorkshire v Essex
List A debut	12 June 1963: Yorkshire v Sussex
Last List A	31 August 1975: Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
	FC	LA
Matches	283	120
Runs scored	1,669	155
Batting average	11.75	6.45
100s/50s	0/1	0/0
Top score	50	15*

Balls bowled	47,406	0
Wickets	879	5,862
Bowling average	19.76	17.05
5 wickets in innings	40	4
10 wickets in match	3	n/a
Best bowling	9-76	6-27
Catches/stumpings	85/0	16/0
As of 27 September 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Anthony George "Tony" Nicholson (25 June 1938–4 November 1985) was an English cricketer: a medium-pace bowler who played county cricket for Yorkshire between 1962 and 1975. Of 403 matches at first-class and List A level, only one — a game for MCC against Scotland in 1963 — was not for Yorkshire.

Nicholson took 879 first-class wickets at an excellent average of 19.75; writing many years later, James Lawton in the Independent said that Nicholson "simply despised batsmen".^[1] Despite his achievements, he never played for England, although he was selected for the 1964-65 tour of South Africa but had to withdraw injured. ^[2]

Although he never managed international recognition, Nicholson was highly rated by the Yorkshire public.^[3] Indeed, the county's Players Association holds a Tony Nicholson Memorial Trophy in his honour.^[4]