Henry Nicholls Cricket Stats & Biography

About Henry Nicholls

Henry Nicholls is an international cricketer from New Zealand, listed as a top-order batter. Career years: 2015 - 2025. Batting style: left-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm offbreak. Age: 34 (born 1991-11-15). Career highlights — ODI: 2180 runs at avg 34.6, 1 hundreds; T20I: 100 runs at avg 12.5. Explore complete career numbers, debut matches and match-by-match form below.

Henry Nicholls biography

An aggressive, but organised left-hander from Canterbury, Henry Nicholls' burgeoning domestic form brought him to the notice of the New Zealand selectors, who called him up to the national team in the 2015-16 home season. Though he would earn a Test cap in February 2016, it was in one-day domestic cricket that Nicholls had largely made his mark, hitting 454 runs in the 2014-15 Ford Trophy at an average of 75.66, with strike-rate of 105.82. Consequently promoted to the New Zealand A team, he further outlined his value in a home series against Sri Lanka A, hitting two hundreds and a fifty in his three innings in the unofficial Tests, before averaging 84.50 in the one-dayers.

His impact at the top level wasn't quite immediate - it wasn't until his fifth ODI innings that Nicholls crossed fifty, and though he scored a half-century on Test debut against Australia, didn't quite do enough to secure his place in the XI. However, coach Mike Hesson spoke of Nicholls as a player worth investing in, and the returns did eventually begin to come. He hit a maiden Test hundred against South Africa at the Basin Reserve, in March 2017.

Over the next two years he made himself the bedrock of New Zealand's Test middle order and played some pivotal innings. He made an unbeaten 145 against England in Auckland that helped set up a famous series win. His next Test century was part of a 212-run stand with skipper Kane Williamson in Abu Dhabi to help New Zealand to a drought-breaking away series win over Pakistan.

He was in and out of the ODI team over that time, unable to nail down a spot in the order, but an opportunity presented to open midway through the 2019 World Cup. He saved his best innings for the final against England were he made a crucial 55 in tough batting conditions at Lord's that so nearly helped New Zealand to victory.

Henry Nicholls debut matches

International and first-class debut details for Henry Nicholls across major cricket formats.

Format	Match	Venue	Date
TEST	NZ vs AUS	Wellington	2016-02-12
ODI	SL vs NZ	Christchurch	2015-12-26
T20	NZ vs BAN	Eden Gardens	2016-03-26

Recent performances

Latest match scores and bowling figures for Henry Nicholls.

Central D vs Canterbury TEST · 2025-12-05 · Napier

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Canterbury vs Otago TEST · 2025-11-26 · Dunedin

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Central D vs Canterbury ODI · 2025-11-12 · Rangiora

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Northern Dis vs Canterbury ODI · 2025-11-08 · Hamilton

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Canterbury vs Auckland ODI · 2025-11-03 · Christchurch

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Canterbury vs Wellington ODI · 2025-10-30 · Wellington

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Otago vs Canterbury ODI · 2025-10-25 · Christchurch

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Zimbabwe vs New Zealand TEST · 2025-08-07 · Bulawayo

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Zimbabwe vs New Zealand TEST · 2025-07-30 · Bulawayo

Batting 34 & 4* Bowling -

Worcs vs Hampshire TEST · 2025-06-29 · Southampton

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Henry Nicholls career statistics

Format-wise batting and bowling records for Henry Nicholls — including Test, ODI, T20I and domestic cricket where available.

Test batting stats

Matches 58

Innings 90

Runs 3161

Average 39.02

Strike rate 50.77

Highest score 200*

100s 10

50s 12

Fours 344

Sixes 9

Catches 36

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ODI batting stats

Matches 81

Innings 79

Runs 2180

Average 34.6

Strike rate 80.35

Highest score 124*

100s 1

50s 15

Fours 198

Sixes 19

Catches 32

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T20I batting stats

Matches 10

Innings 9

Runs 100

Average 12.5

Strike rate 89.28

Highest score 36*

100s 0

50s 0

Fours 9

Sixes 0

Catches 3

T20I bowling stats

Matches 10

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List A batting stats

Matches 166

Innings 159

Runs 5755

Average 42.94

Strike rate 84.86

Highest score 178

100s 10

50s 34

Fours 588

Sixes 52

Catches 72

List A bowling stats

Matches 166

Innings 1

Wickets 0

Average -

Economy 8.5

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4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 12

Runs conceded 17

T20s batting stats

Matches 61

Innings 57

Runs 1460

Average 31.73

Strike rate 128.29

Highest score 76*

100s 0

50s 11

Fours 143

Sixes 32

Catches 30

T20s bowling stats

Matches 61

Innings 1

Wickets 0

Average -

Economy 5

Strike rate -

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4 wickets 0

5 wickets 0

Balls bowled 6

Runs conceded 5

Frequently asked questions about Henry Nicholls

Who is Henry Nicholls?

Henry Nicholls is a cricketer from New Zealand who plays as a top-order batter. SportsGuff covers Henry Nicholls's profile, career statistics and match performances.

What is Henry Nicholls's batting and bowling style?

Henry Nicholls is a left-hand bat. Bowling style: right-arm offbreak.

When did Henry Nicholls make their international debut?

Henry Nicholls's recorded debuts include: TEST debut on 2016-02-12 (NZ vs AUS); ODI debut on 2015-12-26 (SL vs NZ); T20 debut on 2016-03-26 (NZ vs BAN).

What are Henry Nicholls's key cricket career stats?

Career highlights — ODI: 2180 runs at avg 34.6, 1 hundreds; T20I: 100 runs at avg 12.5. Full format-wise batting and bowling tables are available on this SportsGuff player profile.