Nick Winter (cricketer)
{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
{{For|the Australian triple jumper|Nick Winter}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nicholas Winter
| fullname = Nicholas Philip Winter
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|6|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium-fast{{cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/players/nick-winter/YMEY4RgqfE-HkPNVGx_McA|title=Nick Winter|access-date=7 December 2017|website=cricket.com.au}}
| role = Bowler
| club1 = South Australia
| year1 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2021/22}}
| club2 = Melbourne Renegades
| year2 = 2014/15
| club3 = Northern Districts
| year3 = 2016/17
| club4 = Hobart Hurricanes
| year4 = 2020/21
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 8 February
| debutyear1 = 2018
| debutfor1 = South Australia
| debutagainst1 = Victoria
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 6 October
| debutyear2 = 2014
| debutfor2 = South Australia
| debutagainst2 = Victoria
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 22
| runs1 = 431
| bat avg1 = 15.39
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 53*
| deliveries1 = 5,094
| wickets1 = 78
| bowl avg1 = 30.85
| fivefor1 = 4
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 5/48
| catches/stumpings1 = 3/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 8
| runs2 = 12
| bat avg2 = 12.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 7*
| deliveries2 = 372
| wickets2 = 6
| bowl avg2 = 78.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 2/94
| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 7
| runs3 = 0
| bat avg3 = 0.00
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 0
| deliveries3 = 116
| wickets3 = 7
| bowl avg3 = 20.85
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/501498.html Cricinfo
| date = 4 October
| year = 2024
}}
Nicholas Winter (born 19 June 1993) is an Australian cricketer who played for South Australia.
Career
=Move to South Australia and injury (2013–2016)=
Winter originally came from Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory, playing for the territory's representative team the ACT Comets before he was brought to South Australia for the 2013–14 season. Winter spent the season playing for South Australia in the Futures League, Australia's second XI competition, in which he was named the player of the year. He was rewarded with a rookie contract with SACA for the 2014–15 season. Winter made his List A debut in the 2014–15 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup for South Australia on 6 October 2014, against Victoria, bowling seven overs and conceding 53 runs.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8626/scorecard/754841/Victoria-vs-South-Australia-4th-Match-aust-domestic-od/|title=4th Match (D/N), Matador BBQs One-Day Cup at Brisbane, Oct 6 2014|date=6 October 2014|access-date=7 December 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}}
Winter was also given a contract with Big Bash League team the Melbourne Renegades. He made his Twenty20 debut for the club in BBL{{!}}04 when a number of the club's bowlers were unavailable, being called up for international duty.{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/sport/act-sport/canberra-fast-bowler-nick-winter-recalled-to-melbourne-renegades-for-big-bash-league-derby-with-melbourne-stars-20150102-12gxj7.html|title=Canberra fast bowler Nick Winter recalled to Melbourne Renegades for Big Bash League derby with Melbourne Stars|last=Gaskin|first=Lee|date=2 January 2015|access-date=7 December 2017|newspaper=The Age}} He opened the bowling but only bowled two overs.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8044/scorecard/756747/Perth-Scorchers-vs-Melbourne-Renegades-/|title=(D/N)Big Bash League at Perth, Dec 26 2014|date=26 December 2014|access-date=7 December 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his second appearance for the Renegades later in the season when teammate Peter Siddle was called up to play a Test match.
Winter was again rookie contracted with South Australia for the 2015–16 season, but in his first grade cricket match of the season for Tea Tree Gully he tore a muscle in his side, forcing him out of cricket for several months, including the beginning of BBL{{!}}05,{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/big-bash/nick-winter-20151216-gloobr.html|title=Big Bash: Torn side muscle forces Canberra's Nick Winter out of Renegades squad|last=Gaskin|first=Lee|date=18 December 2015|access-date=7 December 2017|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}} and when he did recover from the torn muscle he tore it again trying to return for the Renegades.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/canberras-nick-winter-signs-first-full-contracts-with-south-australia-redbacks-20170822-gy1hz8.html|title=Canberra's Nick Winter signs first full contracts with South Australia Redbacks|last=Polkinghorne|first=David|date=22 August 2017|access-date=7 December 2017|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald}} At the end of the season he was dropped from South Australia's contract list.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/998243.html|title=Cosgrove and Cooper cut by South Australia|date=15 April 2016|access-date=7 December 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}}
=Comeback (2016–present)=
Despite no longer having a contract with South Australia, Winter stayed in Adelaide, recovering from his injury while studying a Bachelor of International Studies and Politics at the University of Adelaide. Winter then spent the English summer playing for Plumtree Cricket Club in the Nottinghamshire Premier League taking 31 wickets at an average of 17.42.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/27/Nottinghamshire_Cricket_Board_Premier_League_2016/Plumtree_Bowling.html|title=Bowling for Plumtree in Nottinghamshire Cricket Board Premier League 2016|access-date=9 February 2018|work=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription}} He bounced back in the 2016–17 season, playing premier grade cricket for the university and being named the team's club champion for the season. Due to his comeback he was going to be offered his first full contract with South Australia for the 2017–18 season, but due to a pay dispute with Cricket Australia the state was unable to offer it to him immediately. Instead, Winter had to train with the state team unpaid for two months before finally being given the contract in August.
Winter played four matches for South Australia in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He bowled a total of 30 overs and took 5 wickets at an average of 46.00 with an economy of 7.66.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12012;team=571;type=tournament|title=Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - South Australia / Batting and bowling averages|access-date=21 October 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=501498}}
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Category:Australian cricketers
Category:South Australia cricketers
Category:Sportspeople from Canberra
Category:Melbourne Renegades cricketers
Category:Northern Districts cricketers