Ravenor Nicholson (born 6 October 1943) is a former South African
cricket
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er, who played four seasons of
first-class cricket for
Natal cricket team
KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) is the first-class cricket team that represents the province of KwaZulu-Natal (formerly Natal) in South Africa. For the purposes of the Sunfoil Series, KwaZulu-Natal is the only team that has not merged with another a ...
.
[Ravenor Nicholson](_blank)
CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 December 2008. A right-handed batsman and medium pace bowler, his only first-class half century was 89 not out for Natal B against
Transvaal B in December 1967. Nicholson's best bowling came in the following match against
Griqualand West, taking five wickets in each innings, finishing with match figures of 10/63. Nicholson is the cousin of
Test match brothers
Peter and
Graeme Pollock.
His brother
Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
played one first-class match for
South African Universities in 1967.
Christopher Nicholson
CricketArchive. Retrieved on 6 December 2008.
He was born in Durban, Natal.
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1943 births
Living people
South African cricketers
KwaZulu-Natal cricketers
Cricketers from Durban
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