Rob Nicol

Rob Nicol

Personal information
Full name	Robert James Nicol
Born	(1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 Auckland, Auckland Region, New Zealand
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium Right-arm off break
International information
National side	New Zealand
Test debut	7 March 2012 v South Africa
Last Test	15 March 2012 v South Africa
ODI debut	20 October 2011 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	19 January 2013 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 44)	22 May 2010 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I	26 December 2012 v South Africa
T20I shirt no.	28
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001/02–2008/09;2013/14-present	Auckland
2009/10–2012/2013	Canterbury
2012	Gloucestershire (squad no. 38)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC Matches 2 22 21 101 Runs scored 28 586 327 5,104 Batting average 7.00 30.84 17.21 34.48 100s/50s 0/0 2/2 0/2 10/30 Top score 19 146 58 160 Balls bowled 17 339 123 4,135 Wickets 0 10 5 37 Bowling average - 32.90 33.40 60.89 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling - 4/19 2/20 4/53 Catches/stumpings 2/0 11/– 5/– 81/–
Source: CricketArchive; http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38058.html, 26 February 2014

Robert James Nicol (born 28 May 1983 in Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer who has played first-class, List A and Twenty20 matches for Auckland and Canterbury, and is currently the captain for Auckland. Nicol has also played in all forms of international cricket for New Zealand including 2 test matches, both against South Africa.

Playing Career

Rob Nicol started off playing for Auckland and played for the Aces for 8 seasons his best spell in 2002-03 where he scored over 600 runs. He then moved to Canterbury in 2009, scoring over 500 runs in his first season. His performances for the Wizards brought him to the notice of the New Zealand selectors, who selected him for the Twenty 20 squad.

He made his debut in one day internationals in 2011, and to date has been a regular in the New Zelaand side ever since. Selectors rewarded him with a place in the test team in the home series against South Africa, but he found runs difficult to come by and has only played 2 Tests to date. He played in the World Twenty20 in the Sri Lanka in 2012.

Previously played at Hitchin Cricket Club in Hertfordshire as the overseas player in 2009 and 2010 before joining up with the Kiwis in West Indies. Broke the Saracens Hertfordshire Division 1 total season runs and largest innings at 201 not out against Knebworth Park CC. A right-handed batsman and bowls right arm off spin.

Nicol enjoyed a spell in English county cricket playing for Gloucestershire in July 2012 as a replacement for fellow countryman Kane Williamson as part of the deal Gloucestershire coach John Bracewell set up with the New Zealand Cricket Board where young Kiwi cricketers join Gloucs for experience.

ODI debut

Nicol had a wonderful ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2011 at Harare. Chasing 232 to win, the New Zealand openers Nicol and Martin Guptill first sent the Black Caps to a flyer as they crossed 50 runs in just 6 overs. After that, he went on to score 108 not out, a brilliant century that included 11 fours. By the process, he became the seventh batsman ever and the second New Zealander (after his fellow opener in the match, Martin Guptill) to score a century on ODI debut. The previous batsmen to achieve this feat were Dennis Amiss, Desmond Haynes, Andy Flower, Saleem Elahi, Martin Guptill, and Colin Ingram. He was acknowledged the man of the match for his debut century, thus becoming the 50th player to be named Man of the Match on ODI debut.

Career best performances

as of 14 December 2012

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
Tests	19	New Zealand v South Africa	Dunedin	2012	-
ODI	146	New Zealand v Zimbabwe	Whangarei	2012	4-19	New Zealand v Zimbabwe	Dunedin	2012
T20I	58	New Zealand v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	2012	2-20	New Zealand v South Africa	Auckland	2012
FC	160	Western Australia v Victoria	Perth	2006	4-53	Gloucestershire v Glamorgan	Swansea	2012
LA	146	New Zealand v Zimbabwe	Whangarei	2012	5-54	Auckland Aces v Canterbury Wizards	Rangiora	2008
T20	101*	Canterbury Wizards v Auckland Aces	Auckland (CMP)	2012	5-22	Canterbury Wizards v Northern Districts Knights	Christchurch (VG)	2010

External links

• Cricinfo profile