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John Nicolson

South AfricaSA
FULL NAMEJohn Fairless William Nicolson
BORN19 Jul 1899, Durban Natal
ROLE
TEAMSSouth Africa
TEST
Cap 121
DEBUTJan 1928
LATESTFeb 1928
◈ INSIGHTSDay 312 / 365
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Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for John.

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Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested John most over their career.

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Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare John's game across different formats.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
179
AVERAGE
35.80
HIGH SCORE
78
50S
1
INNINGS
5

Recent form

All matches →
19283 matches
179
AVG 35.80 · SR 0.00 · HS 78 · 50s 1
▲ AVG +0.00 vs career
1928Career best
179
AVG 35.80 · SR 0.00
▲ AVG +0.00 vs career
1928Career worst · 3 matches
179
AVG 35.80 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG +0.00 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 3 MATCHES
179
AVG 35.80  ·  SR 0.00  ·  HS 78
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1928
179 runs · avg 35.80

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
28
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1928317935.800.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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England
179avg 35.80 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England317935.800.0078—1—View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Kingsmead
138avg 46.00 · HS 78
Old Wanderers
41avg 20.50 · HS 28
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Kingsmead213846.000.0078—1—View→
Old Wanderers14120.500.0028———View→
RECENT RESULTS 1 match