Henry Nicholls

Henry Nicholls

New Zealand
2015 - 2025
  • Date of Birth 1991-11-15
  • Role top-order batter
  • Batting Style left-hand bat
  • Bowling Style right-arm offbreak
Debut Matches
Format Match Date
TEST NZ vs AUS 2016-02-12
ODI SL vs NZ 2015-12-26
T20 NZ vs BAN 2016-03-26

Recent Performances

Central D vs Canterbury
2025-12-05
Batting: 2 & 19
Bowling: -
Canterbury vs Otago
2025-11-26
Batting: 111 & 109*
Bowling: -
Central D vs Canterbury
2025-11-12
Batting: 15
Bowling: -
Northern Dis vs Canterbury
2025-11-08
Batting: 25
Bowling: -
Canterbury vs Auckland
2025-11-03
Batting: 138
Bowling: -
Canterbury vs Wellington
2025-10-30
Batting: 11
Bowling: -
Otago vs Canterbury
2025-10-25
Batting: 117*
Bowling: -
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand
2025-08-07
Batting: 150*
Bowling: -
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand
2025-07-30
Batting: 34 & 4*
Bowling: -
Worcs vs Hampshire
2025-06-29
Batting: -
Bowling: -

Batting Statistics

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

Bowling Statistics

Matches 58
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

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

Bowling Statistics

Matches 81
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

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

Bowling Statistics

Matches 10
Innings -
Wickets -
Average -
Economy -
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets -
5 Wickets -
Balls Bowled -
Runs Conceded -

Batting Statistics

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

Bowling Statistics

Matches 166
Innings 1
Wickets 0
Average -
Economy 8.5
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 12
Runs Conceded 17

Batting Statistics

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

Bowling Statistics

Matches 61
Innings 1
Wickets 0
Average -
Economy 5
Strike Rate -
Best Figure -
4 Wickets 0
5 Wickets 0
Balls Bowled 6
Runs Conceded 5
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.
ESPNcricinfo staff