Nicholas Armstrong

{{short description|English cricketer (born 1975)}}

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}

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| country = England

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| fullname = Nicholas John Armstrong

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|9|12|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nocton, Lincolnshire, England

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

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| club1 = Lincolnshire

| year1 = 1995–2000

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| columns = 1

| column1 = List A

| matches1 = 3

| runs1 = 27

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 15*

| deliveries1 = 138

| wickets1 = 5

| bowl avg1 = 15.00

| fivefor1 = –

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| best bowling1 = 2/18

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| date = 23 June

| year = 2011

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8604.html Cricinfo

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Nicholas John Armstrong (born 12 September 1975) is a former English first-class cricketer. Armstrong was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Nocton, Lincolnshire.

Armstrong made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1995 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. Armstrong played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1995 to 2000, which included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10666/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nicholas Armstrong|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 June 2011}} and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10666/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Nicholas Armstrong|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 June 2011}} In 1996, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the NatWest Trophy. He played 2 further List A matches for Lincolnshire, against Cheshire and the Netherlands, both in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10666/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Nicholas Armstrong|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 June 2011}} In his 3 matches, he scored 27 runs{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10666/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nicholas Armstrong|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 June 2011}} and took 5 wickets at an average of 15.00, with best figures of 2/18.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10666/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Armstrong|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=23 June 2011}}

Armstrong later studied at Durham University, where he made appearances for the university side from 1997 to 1999.{{cite web |title=Teams Nicholas Armstrong Played For |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10666/all_teams.html |publisher=CricketArchive |access-date=7 February 2022}}