Ron Nicholls
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Ronald Bernard Nicholls was an English first class cricketer
who played for Gloucestershire
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In a game in 1962 against Oxford University he opening the batting with Martin Young
and they put on 395 runs. The partnership remains the highest for any wicket by Gloucestershire and Nicholls made his career best score of 217. He finished the year with 2059 runs. He also kept wicket in some John Player League games.
Ron also played football playing in goal for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City
, Bristol City
and Cheltenham Town
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who played for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
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In a game in 1962 against Oxford University he opening the batting with Martin Young
Martin Young (cricketer)
Douglas Martin Young was an English cricketer who played for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire. He was a right-handed opening batsman....
and they put on 395 runs. The partnership remains the highest for any wicket by Gloucestershire and Nicholls made his career best score of 217. He finished the year with 2059 runs. He also kept wicket in some John Player League games.
Ron also played football playing in goal for Bristol Rovers, Cardiff City
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
, Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
and Cheltenham Town
Cheltenham Town F.C.
Cheltenham Town Football Club is an English football club playing in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. Founded in 1887, the team has played at four different grounds, namely Agg-Gardner's Recreation Ground, Carter's Field and now the Abbey Business Stadium, although it is more...