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Henry Nicholls

34New Zealand

First-class record

	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

	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

Matches

Strike-rotating top-order batter

Figure	Player	Par
Average	47.9	29.7
Average v pace	44.9	28.1
Average v spin	55.4	34.1
Strike rate v pace	58	53
Strike rate v spin	62	54
Balls per dismissal	81	56
Dot %	68.7	73.9

6,583 balls in Tests and first-class · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

Balanced top-order batter

Figure	Player	Par
Average	34.2	28.9
Average v pace	42.9	27.4
Average v spin	24.3	31.9
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

Strike-rotating top-order batter

Figure	Player	Par
Average	56.9	30.1
Average v pace	45.6	28.4
Average v spin	122.0	35.7
Strike rate v pace	57	52
Strike rate v spin	69	53
Balls per dismissal	94	58
Dot %	67.7	74.7

4,614 balls in first-class matches · Oct 2021 – Sept 2026

International rank: 30th; batters
Overall rank: 56th; all first-class batters
County Championship rank: 17th; batters
Plunket Shield rank: 5th; batters
Runs a match: +11.5; above an average player; Men's First-class batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +13.4
August 2026Now +11.4
201520172019202120232025
ICC rank: 43; 561 points

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

Matches

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

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

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

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

	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.

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