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Henry Nicholls

34New Zealand

Left-handed top-order batter
Right-arm off-spin bowler

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10NovNew Zealand v India ODI series 2026New Zealand4–15 Nov 2026 · Next: v India, Tue 10 Nov

First-class record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
First-class	131	214	8,277	42.02	54.0	22/41	226
Tests	60	93	3,358	39.51	51.3	11/12	200*
Domestic	71	121	4,919	43.92	55.9	11/29	226
Last 10	10	17	772	51.47	60.8	2/5	121

Bowling

	Mat	Balls	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Best	5w	10w
First-class	131	23	0	–	6.78	–	0	0
Domestic	71	23	0	–	6.78	–	0	0

Batting style

Matches

Strike-rotating top-order batter

Strong against pace
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par
Average	47.3	29.7
Average v pace	44.5	28.1
Average v spin	54.0	33.9
Strike rate v pace	58	53
Strike rate v spin	61	54
Balls per dismissal	80	56
Dot %	68.6	73.9

6,394 balls in Tests and domestic first-class matches · Nov 2021 – Sept 2026

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Balanced top-order batter

Strong against pace

Figure	Player	Par
Average	34.2	28.9
Average v pace	42.9	27.4
Average v spin	24.3	31.8
Strike rate v pace	60	55
Strike rate v spin	49	54
Balls per dismissal	62	53
Dot %	71.1	72.3

1,969 balls in Tests · Nov 2021 – Jun 2026

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Strike-rotating top-order batter

Strong against spin
Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par
Average	56.0	30.1
Average v pace	45.1	28.4
Average v spin	117.9	35.5
Strike rate v pace	58	52
Strike rate v spin	69	53
Balls per dismissal	92	57
Dot %	67.5	74.6

4,425 balls in domestic first-class matches · Mar 2022 – Sept 2026

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Men's First-class

International rank: 30th; batters
Overall rank: 61st; all first-class batters
County Championship rank: 19th; batters
Plunket Shield rank: 5th; batters
Runs a match: +10.7; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +11.9 above
August 2026Now +10.7 above
201520172019202120232025
ICC rank: 39; 561 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
First-class	27	2,259	61.1	61.4	–	–	–

Teams

New ZealandInternationalLast Test Jun 2026
SomersetCounty ChampionshipLast played Sept 2026
CanterburyPlunket ShieldLast played Mar 2026

Matches

First-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	29%	0	5	96180501926100162415
96180501926100162415

Henry Nicholls has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 first-class innings.

Last 10 first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
24 Sept 2026	Somerset	Surrey	The Cooper Associates County Ground	15 (23)	–	DrawnDrawn
15 Sept 2026	Somerset	Yorkshire	Headingley	16 & 24	–	Lost by 185 runsL 185 runs
8 Sept 2026	Somerset	Leicestershire	Grace Road	26 & 100*	–	Won by 377 runsW 377 runs
2 Sept 2026	Somerset	Glamorgan	The Cooper Associates County Ground	19 (38)	–	Won by an innings and 64 runsW an innings and 64 runs
27 Aug 2026	Somerset	Sussex	County Ground, Hove	0 & 50	–	DrawnDrawn
20 Aug 2026	Somerset	Essex	The Cooper Associates County Ground	96 & 18*	–	Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts
25 Jun 2026	New Zealand	England	Trent Bridge	36 & 16	–	Won by 160 runsW 160 runs
17 Jun 2026	New Zealand	England	Kennington Oval	24 & 121	–	Won by 253 runsW 253 runs
27 Mar 2026	Canterbury	Auckland Aces	Eden Park Outer Oval	77 (120)	–	DrawnDrawn
18 Mar 2026	Canterbury	Central Stags	Mainpower Oval	68 & 66	–	Won by 279 runsW 279 runs

Test streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	2/10	25%	0	3	213344150241213616
213344150241213616

Henry Nicholls has made 50 or more in 2 of the last 10 Test innings.

Last 10 Tests

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
25 Jun 2026	New Zealand	England	Trent Bridge	36 & 16	–	Won by 160 runsW 160 runs
17 Jun 2026	New Zealand	England	Kennington Oval	24 & 121	–	Won by 253 runsW 253 runs
7 Aug 2025	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club	150* (245)	–	Won by an innings and 359 runsW an innings and 359 runs
30 Jul 2025	New Zealand	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club	34 & 4*	–	Won by 9 wicketsW 9 wkts
6 Dec 2023	New Zealand	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	1 & 3	–	Won by 4 wicketsW 4 wkts
28 Nov 2023	New Zealand	Bangladesh	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	19 & 2	–	Lost by 150 runsL 150 runs
17 Mar 2023	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Basin Reserve	200* (240)	–	Won by an innings and 58 runsW an innings and 58 runs
9 Mar 2023	New Zealand	Sri Lanka	Hagley Oval	2 & 20	–	Won by 2 wicketsW 2 wkts
24 Feb 2023	New Zealand	England	Basin Reserve	30 & 29	–	Won by 1 runW 1 run
16 Feb 2023	New Zealand	England	Bay Oval	4 & 7	–	Lost by 267 runsL 267 runs

Domestic first-class streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	33%	0	6	96180501926100162415
96180501926100162415

Henry Nicholls has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 domestic first-class innings.

Last 10 domestic first-class matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
24 Sept 2026	Somerset	Surrey	The Cooper Associates County Ground	15 (23)	–	DrawnDrawn
15 Sept 2026	Somerset	Yorkshire	Headingley	16 & 24	–	Lost by 185 runsL 185 runs
8 Sept 2026	Somerset	Leicestershire	Grace Road	26 & 100*	–	Won by 377 runsW 377 runs
2 Sept 2026	Somerset	Glamorgan	The Cooper Associates County Ground	19 (38)	–	Won by an innings and 64 runsW an innings and 64 runs
27 Aug 2026	Somerset	Sussex	County Ground, Hove	0 & 50	–	DrawnDrawn
20 Aug 2026	Somerset	Essex	The Cooper Associates County Ground	96 & 18*	–	Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts
27 Mar 2026	Canterbury	Auckland Aces	Eden Park Outer Oval	77 (120)	–	DrawnDrawn
18 Mar 2026	Canterbury	Central Stags	Mainpower Oval	68 & 66	–	Won by 279 runsW 279 runs
9 Mar 2026	Canterbury	Wellington Firebirds	Basin Reserve	44 & 52	–	Won by 201 runsW 201 runs
28 Feb 2026	Canterbury	Otago Volts	Hagley Oval	96* (116)	–	DrawnDrawn

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