Edward Albert Nicholls (born 10 December 1947 in
British Guiana
British Guiana was a British colony, part of the mainland British West Indies, which resides on the northern coast of South America. Since 1966 it has been known as the independent nation of Guyana.
The first European to encounter Guiana was S ...
) is a former international
Test and
One Day International
A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
cricket
umpire. Nicholls officiated in 17 Tests from 1997 to 2001 and 46 ODIs from 1995 to 2005.
He was one of four West Indian umpires on the
International Cricket Council's elite panel of international umpires.
Eddie Nichols is a former police officer who worked in the Immigration Services of the Guyana Police Force. Nicholls played club cricket for the Guyanese police force cricket team. He is a widower and is the father of one son (deceased) and two daughters, Adelle Nicholls Telford born August 16, 1973 and one other.
See also
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List of Test cricket umpires
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List of One Day International cricket umpires
References
External links
Profileat ESPNcricinfo
at CricketArchive
1947 births
Living people
Guyanese cricket umpires
West Indian Test cricket umpires
West Indian One Day International cricket umpires
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