Henry Nicoll (cricketer)

{{Short description|Scottish cricketer}}

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Henry Nicoll

| country = Scotland

| fullname = Henry Russell Nicoll

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1883|2|27|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Mains, Angus, Scotland

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1948|9|25|1883|2|27|df=yes}}

| death_place = Dundee, Scotland

| club1 = Scotland

| year1 = 1914

| date = 31 December

| year = 2007

| source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/27/27112/27112.html CricketArchive

}}

Henry Russell Nicoll (1883–1948) was a Scottish cricketer.[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/25312.html Cricinfo profile]

Biography

Born in Angus on 27 February 1883 and educated at the Morgan Academy,[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/saltires/bio/N/nicoll_hr.html CricketEurope Stats Zone biography] Nicoll played once for the Scotland national cricket team, a first-class match against Ireland in July 1914. He took 7/64 in the second innings of the match.[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/saltires/cst174.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile]

In April 1919, he played for the Federated Malay States against the Straits Settlements in Singapore alongside fellow Scottish international William Cockburn.[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/125/125943.html Scorecard] of Straits Settlements v Federated Malay States, 19 April 1919 at CricketArchive He died in Dundee on 25 September 1948.

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