Claire Nicholas
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Full name | Claire Louise Nicholas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Swansea, Wales | 8 September 1986|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2004–present | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 20 March 2021 |
Claire Louise Nicholas (née Thomas; born 8 September 1986) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Wales. She plays as a right-arm off break bowler. She won two Women's Cricket Super Leagues with Western Storm, in 2017 and 2019, having played for the side between 2017 and 2020.[1][2]
Early and personal life[]
Nicholas was born Claire Louise Thomas on 8 September 1986 in Swansea, Wales.[2] She has one child with her partner, Rachel, and is expecting another. She also works as a teacher.[3]
Domestic career[]
Nicholas made her debut for Wales in 2004, against Warwickshire in the County Challenge Cup.[4] The following season, she appeared for Wales in the 2005 Women's European Championship. She was part of the Wales side that gained three consecutive promotions in the County Championship between 2008 and 2010, and took her maiden five-wicket haul in 2013, against Devon.[5][6] In 2019, she was Wales' leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, with 10 wickets at an average of 17.70.[7]
Nicholas also played for Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League between 2017 and 2019. Nicholas was a key bowler throughout the three seasons, taking 27 wickets at an average of 21.33, with a best of 3/11 against Lancashire Thunder in 2018.[2][8] Storm won the WCSL twice whilst Nicholas was part of the team, in 2017 and 2019.[9]
In 2020, Nicholas continued to play for Western Storm in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in three matches, taking two wickets at an average of 44.50.[10] She signed to play for Welsh Fire in The Hundred in 2021, but withdrew as she is due to give birth that summer. She was also not named in the initial Western Storm squad for the 2021 season for the same reason, but with the possibility of returning to the side later in the season.[3][11]
References[]
- ^ "Player Profile: Claire Nicholas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Player Profile: Claire Nicholas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mother's Day Special: Claire Nicholas". Western Storm. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Warwickshire Women v Wales Women, 9 June 2004". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Claire Nicholas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Devon Women v Wales Women, 26 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Wales Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Western Storm v Lancashire Thunder, 9 August 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Claire Nicholas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Bowling for Western Storm/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ "Sophie introduces you to the 2021 squad". Western Storm. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
External links[]
- Claire Nicholas at ESPNcricinfo
- Claire Nicholas at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Cricketers from Swansea
- Welsh women cricketers
- Wales women cricketers
- Western Storm cricketers