Ralph Nicholson (cricketer)

{{Short description|English cricketer (1816–1879)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

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| country = England

| fullname = Ralph Charles Nicholson

| birth_date = May/June 1816

| birth_place = Slaugham, Sussex, England

| death_date = 16 July 1879 (aged 63)

| death_place = Newell, Iowa, United States

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| family = William Nicholson (brother)
John Nicholson (brother)
Richard Nicholson (brother)

| batting = Unknown

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| club1 = Marylebone Cricket Club

| year1 = 1842

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 4

| runs1 = 39

| bat avg1 = 6.50

| 100s/50s1 = –/–

| top score1 = 29*

| hidedeliveries = true

| catches/stumpings1 = 5/–

| date = 4 August

| year = 2020

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18219.html Cricinfo

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Ralph Charles Nicholson (May/June 1816 – 16 July 1879) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of John Nicholson, he was born in 1816 at Slaugham, Sussex. He was a member of the family which owned the J&W Nicholson & Co gin distillery based in Clerkenwell and Three Mills. Nicholson made four appearances in first-class cricket, firstly for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players fixture of 1841 at Lord's, before making three first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1842 against Cambridge University, the North of England and Sussex.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37396/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Ralph Nicholson |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-08-04 |url-access=subscription}} He scored 39 runs in his four first-class matches, at an average of 6.50 and a high score of 29 not out.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/37/37396/37396.html |title=Player profile: Ralph Nicholson |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2020-08-04 |url-access=subscription}} Nicholson later emigrated to the United States, where he died in July 1879 at Newell, Iowa. His brother, William, was a distiller, politician and first-class cricketer. His brothers John and Richard were also first-class cricketers.