Rob Nicol
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Robert James Nicol is a New Zealand
cricket
er who has played first-class
, List A and Twenty20 matches for Auckland and Canterbury. Nicol has also played two Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand in May 2010, against Sri Lanka. He was born in Auckland
.
. Chasing 232 to win, the New Zealand openers Nicol and Martin Guptill
first sent the Black Caps to a flyer as they crossed 50 runs in just 6 overs. After that, he went on to score 108 not out
, a brilliant century that included 11 fours. By the process, he became the seventh batsman ever and the second New Zealander (after his fellow opener in the match, Martin Guptill
) to score a century on ODI debut. The previous batsmen to achieve this feat were Dennis Amiss
, Desmond Haynes
, Andy Flower
, Saleem Elahi
, Martin Guptill
, and Colin Ingram
. He was acknowledged the man of the match for his debut century, thus becoming the 50th player to be named Man of the Match on ODI debut.
Currently plays at Hitchin Cricket Club in Hertfordshire as the overseas player. Broke the Herts League 1 total season runs and largest innings at 201 not out. A right-handed batsman and bowls right arm off spin.
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who has played first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
, List A and Twenty20 matches for Auckland and Canterbury. Nicol has also played two Twenty20 Internationals for New Zealand in May 2010, against Sri Lanka. He was born in Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
.
ODI debut
Nicol had a wonderful ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2011 at HarareHarare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
. Chasing 232 to win, the New Zealand openers Nicol and Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill
Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a top-order batsman and has represented New Zealand in different age groups.-Early life:...
first sent the Black Caps to a flyer as they crossed 50 runs in just 6 overs. After that, he went on to score 108 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
, a brilliant century that included 11 fours. By the process, he became the seventh batsman ever and the second New Zealander (after his fellow opener in the match, Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill
Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a top-order batsman and has represented New Zealand in different age groups.-Early life:...
) to score a century on ODI debut. The previous batsmen to achieve this feat were Dennis Amiss
Dennis Amiss
Dennis Leslie Amiss MBE was an English cricketer and cricket administrator.Amiss suffered a serious back injury whilst playing soccer in his teenage years, which entailed him starting each day of his sporting life undergoing stretching routines to loosen up.He played cricket for both Warwickshire...
, Desmond Haynes
Desmond Haynes
Desmond Leo Haynes is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, four in excess of...
, Andy Flower
Andy Flower
Andrew "Andy" Flower OBE is a former international cricketer for Zimbabwe and is currently the England coach.-Playing career:...
, Saleem Elahi
Saleem Elahi
Saleem Elahi is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 13 Tests and 48 ODIs from 1995 to 2004...
, Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill
Martin James Guptill is a New Zealand cricketer. He is a top-order batsman and has represented New Zealand in different age groups.-Early life:...
, and Colin Ingram
Colin Ingram (cricketer)
Colin Alexander Ingram is a South African cricketer who currently plays for the Warriors. He represented South Africa at the 2004 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh.-Early life:...
. He was acknowledged the man of the match for his debut century, thus becoming the 50th player to be named Man of the Match on ODI debut.
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Currently plays at Hitchin Cricket Club in Hertfordshire as the overseas player. Broke the Herts League 1 total season runs and largest innings at 201 not out. A right-handed batsman and bowls right arm off spin.