Eddie Nicholls

{{Short description|Guyanese cricket umpire (born 1947)}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Eddie Nicholls

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| country = West Indies

| fullname = Edward Albert Nicholls

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Demerara, Guyana

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

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| umpire = true

| testsumpired = 17

| umptestdebutyr = 1997

| umptestlastyr = 2001

| odisumpired = 46

| umpodidebutyr = 1995

| umpodilastyr = 2005

| date = 6 June

| year = 2012

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52633.html Cricinfo

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Edward Albert Nicholls (born 10 December 1947 in British Guiana) is a former international Test and One Day International cricket umpire from the West Indies. Nicholls officiated in 17 Tests from 1997 to 2001 and 46 ODIs from 1995 to 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52633.html |title=Eddie Nicholls |accessdate=16 May 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was one of four West Indian umpires on the International Cricket Council's International Panel of umpires.

Nicholls is a former police officer who worked in the Immigration Services of the Guyana Police Force. He played club cricket for the Guyanese police force cricket team. He is a widower and the father of one son (deceased) and two daughters.