Men's cricket

HM Nicholls

Henry Michael NichollsNew Zealand · Top order Batter · Left-hand bat · Off breakFirst match in the data 26 Dec 2015 · last 21 Jul 2026 · Men's Test ball-by-ball coverage since 19 Dec 2001

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Career by format

Only matches with ball-by-ball records are counted.

Career by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100/50
Test (shown below)	60	94	9	3,358	200*	39.51	51.33	11/12
ODI	92	90	16	2,415	124*	32.64	78.79	1/17
T20I	10	9	1	100	36*	12.50	89.29	0/0

Matches: 60Men's Test
Runs: 3,358avg 39.51 · SR 51.33 · 6,542 balls
100s / 50s: 11 / 12HS 200*

Strengths and weaknesses

Measured against men's Test players with comparable samples. Strengths sit at or above the 70th percentile, weaknesses at or below the 30th.

How these are computed

Strengths(12)

Right-arm fast
Bowling type · average
95th pct.
This split
68.18
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
28.93
95th percentile among comparable players
Right-arm fast: average of 68.2, 28.7 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+73%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 5% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 1289 balls faced.
1,289 ballsHigh confidence
Sri Lanka
Opposition · average
94th pct.
This split
74.00
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
33.80
94th percentile among comparable players
Sri Lanka: average of 74.0, 34.5 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+87%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 6% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 801 balls faced.
801 ballsHigh confidence
Pace
Pace or spin · average
92nd pct.
This split
44.98
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
29.05
92nd percentile among comparable players
Pace: average of 45.0, 5.5 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+14%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: -5%) — 4107 balls faced.
4,107 ballsHigh confidence
United Arab Emirates
Country · average
91st pct.
This split
57.40
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
30.27
91st percentile among comparable players
United Arab Emirates: average of 57.4, 17.9 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+45%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 10% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 717 balls faced.
717 ballsHigh confidence
Second new ball (81+)
Match phase · strike rate
88th pct.
This split
59.85
Own baseline
51.33
Cohort median
53.32
88th percentile among comparable players
Second new ball (81+): strike rate of 59.9, 8.5 above their strike rate of 51.3 on all balls faced (+17%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 12% of comparable players (their median change: +4%) — 1786 balls faced.
1,786 ballsHigh confidence
Right-arm fast
Bowling type · strike rate
83rd pct.
This split
58.18
Own baseline
51.33
Cohort median
51.47
83rd percentile among comparable players
Right-arm fast: strike rate of 58.2, 6.9 above their strike rate of 51.3 on all balls faced (+13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 17% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 1289 balls faced.
1,289 ballsHigh confidence
At home
Home or away · average
81st pct.
This split
48.12
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
30.32
81st percentile among comparable players
At home: average of 48.1, 8.6 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+22%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 19% of comparable players (their median change: +6%) — 3720 balls faced.
3,720 ballsHigh confidence
South Africa
Opposition · average
78th pct.
This split
44.44
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
28.50
78th percentile among comparable players
South Africa: average of 44.4, 4.9 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+13%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 22% of comparable players (their median change: -9%) — 674 balls faced.
674 ballsHigh confidence
New Zealand
Country · average
75th pct.
This split
48.12
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
31.55
75th percentile among comparable players
New Zealand: average of 48.1, 8.6 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+22%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 25% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 3720 balls faced.
3,720 ballsHigh confidence
Left-arm fast-medium
Bowling type · strike rate
91st pct.
This split
62.26
Own baseline
51.33
Cohort median
49.21
91st percentile among comparable players
Left-arm fast-medium: strike rate of 62.3, 10.9 above their strike rate of 51.3 on all balls faced (+21%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 9% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 310 balls faced.
310 ballsMedium confidence
West Indies
Opposition · average
70th pct.
This split
53.20
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
33.77
70th percentile among comparable players
West Indies: average of 53.2, 13.7 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+35%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 30% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 503 balls faced.
503 ballsHigh confidence
Zimbabwe
Country · average
78th pct.
This split
73.67
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
38.38
78th percentile among comparable players
Zimbabwe: average of 73.7, 34.2 above their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (+86%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 22% of comparable players (their median change: +21%) — 365 balls faced.
365 ballsMedium confidence

Weaknesses(12)

Slow left-arm orthodox
Bowling type · average
1st pct.
This split
22.73
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
31.70
1st percentile among comparable players
Slow left-arm orthodox: average of 22.7, 16.8 below their average of 39.5 on all balls faced (-42%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 1% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 646 balls faced.
646 ballsHigh confidence
New ball (1-20)
Match phase · average
2nd pct.
This split
19.15
Own baseline
39.51
Cohort median
31.21
2nd percentile among comparable players

Percentile profile

Where each measure ranks among comparable players; 50 is the cohort median.

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Percentile profile
Measure	Value	Percentile	Balls
Run scoring (batting)	39.51	80	6,542
Scoring rate (batting)	51.33	57	6,542
Against pace (batting)	44.98	91	4,107
Against spin (batting)	31.41	47	2,395
Time at the crease (batting)	76.96	78	6,542
Boundary hitting (batting)	5.82	35	6,542
Strike rotation (batting)	71.71	68	6,542

Batting matchups

Against each bowling type and family, by phase of the innings, and by how long the batter has been in.

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast-medium	2,126	1,009	30	33.63	47.46	75.2%	5.7%
Off break	1,384	637	18	35.39	46.03	71.5%	4.3%
Right-arm fast	1,289	750	11	68.18	58.18	70.4%	7.5%
Slow left-arm orthodox	646	341	15	22.73	52.79	63.2%	3.4%
Leg break	365	184	4	46.00	50.41	71.8%	5.5%
Left-arm fast-medium	310	193	4	48.25	62.26	74.2%	10.0%
Left-arm fast	205	102	2	51.00	49.76	75.1%	5.9%
Right-arm medium	177	105	1	105.00	59.32	70.1%

Career by year

Runs in each calendar year; the table below has every figure and the innings behind it.

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Career by year
Year	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
2016	14	315	24.23	45.85	–	–	–	–
2017	10	377	41.89	54.40	–	–	–	–
2018	12	658	73.11	48.67	–	–	–	–
2019	11	361	32.82	51.35	–	–	–	–
2020	7	284	47.33	50.99	–	–	–	–
2021	9	323	35.89	43.89	–	–	–	–
2022	11

Recent form

The last innings in this format, next to the career figures.

Last 10 innings batting: 391runs, 8 dismissalsAverage 48.88 (career 39.51) · strike rate 60.34 (career 51.33) · 28 Nov 2023 to 25 Jun 2026

Recent batting innings

Recent batting innings
Date	Opposition	Runs	Balls	4s	Pos	Dismissal
25 Jun 2026	EnglandTrent Bridge	16	41	1	3	caught
25 Jun 2026	EnglandTrent Bridge	36	48	6	3	caught
17 Jun 2026	EnglandThe Oval	121	171	16	3	caught
17 Jun 2026	EnglandThe Oval	24	57	3	3	bowled

Dismissals

How they got out

85 dismissals

Caught5464%
Bowled1619%
Lbw1214%
Stumped22%
Caught and bowled11%

Dismissed by bowling type

85 dismissals where the bowler's type is known

Right-arm fast-medium3035%

Measure

Value

Percentile

Balls

Run scoring (batting)

39.51

6,542

Scoring rate (batting)

51.33

6,542

Against pace (batting)

44.98

4,107

Against spin (batting)

31.41

2,395

Time at the crease (batting)

76.96

6,542

Boundary hitting (batting)

5.82

6,542

Strike rotation (batting)

71.71

6,542

Bowling type

Balls

Runs

Outs

Avg

Dot %

4s+6s %

Right-arm fast-medium

2,126

1,009

33.63

47.46

75.2%

5.7%

Off break

1,384

637

35.39

46.03

71.5%

4.3%

Right-arm fast

1,289

750

68.18

58.18

70.4%

7.5%

Slow left-arm orthodox

646

341

22.73

52.79

63.2%

3.4%

Leg break

365

184

46.00

50.41

71.8%

5.5%

Left-arm fast-medium

310

193

48.25

62.26

74.2%

10.0%

Left-arm fast

205

102

51.00

49.76

75.1%

5.9%

Right-arm medium

177

105

105.00

59.32

70.1%

Year

Inns

Runs

Avg

Bowl inns

Wkts

Bowl avg

Econ

2016

315

24.23

45.85

–

2017

377

41.89

54.40

–

2018

658

73.11

48.67

–

2019

361

32.82

51.35

–

2020

284

47.33

50.99

–

2021

323

35.89

43.89

–

2022

Date

Opposition

Runs

Balls

Pos

Dismissal

25 Jun 2026

EnglandTrent Bridge

caught

25 Jun 2026

EnglandTrent Bridge

caught

17 Jun 2026

EnglandThe Oval

121

171

caught

17 Jun 2026

EnglandThe Oval

bowled

Type and phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast-medium, Old ball (21-80)	1,228	519	15	34.60	42.26	77.0%	4.9%
Off break, Old ball (21-80)	965	436	11	39.64	45.18	73.0%	4.7%
Right-arm fast, Old ball (21-80)	748	389	6	64.83	52.01	73.7%	6.8%
Right-arm fast-medium, Second new ball (81+)	650	379	8	47.38	58.31	71.7%	7.8%
Slow left-arm orthodox, Old ball (21-80)	490	287	9	31.89	58.57	60.6%	4.3%
Right-arm fast, Second new ball (81+)	380	288	5	57.60	75.79	61.3%	10.0%
Off break, Second new ball (81+)	377	193	4	48.25	51.19	66.0%	3.7%
Leg break, Old ball (21-80)	297	141	2	70.50	47.47	74.7%	5.7%
Right-arm fast-medium, New ball (1-20)	248	111	7	15.86	44.76	75.8%	4.0%
Left-arm fast-medium, Old ball (21-80)	228	137	4	34.25	60.09	74.1%	9.2%
Right-arm fast, New ball (1-20)	161	73	0	–	45.34	76.4%	5.0%
Left-arm fast, Old ball (21-80)	123	55	2	27.50	44.72	79.7%	5.7%
Slow left-arm orthodox, Second new ball (81+)	109	36	4	9.00	33.03	69.7%	0.0%
Right-arm medium, Old ball (21-80)	93	44	0	–	47.31	76.3%	5.4%
Left-arm fast, Second new ball (81+)	81	46	0	–	56.79	69.1%	6.2%
Right-arm medium, Second new ball (81+)	70	55	0	–	78.57	58.6%	11.4%
Leg break, Second new ball (81+)	68	43	2	21.50	63.24	58.8%	4.4%

Stage of innings	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Once set (40+ balls)	3,866	2,171	44	49.34	56.16	68.5%	6.1%
Settling in (balls 16-40)	1,463	656	20	32.80	44.84	75.0%	5.3%
New at the crease (first 15 balls)	1,213	531	21	25.29	43.78	77.8%	5.6%

Opposition	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Pakistan	1,431	633	14	45.21	44.23	76.1%	5.0%
England	1,410	646	19	34.00	45.82	74.1%	5.2%
Sri Lanka	801	518	7	74.00	64.67	61.7%	5.9%
Bangladesh	707	415	11	37.73	58.70	67.3%	6.8%
South Africa	674	400	9	44.44	59.35	70.0%	7.9%
West Indies	503	266	5	53.20	52.88	71.8%	6.6%
Zimbabwe	365	221	3	73.67	60.55	66.0%	7.4%
India	357	122	9	13.56	34.17	80.1%	4.5%
Australia	294	137	8	17.13	46.60	77.2%	4.4%

Batting position	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
No. 3	452	260	7	37.14	57.52	71.2%	7.7%
No. 4	1,218	721	20	36.05	59.20	66.4%	6.2%
No. 5	4,566	2,227	56	39.77	48.77	73.2%	5.6%
No. 6	306	150	2	75.00	49.02	70.9%	4.9%

Innings	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Innings 2	2,583	1,364	34	40.12	52.81	70.4%	6.1%
Innings 1	1,823	970	22	44.09	53.21	71.4%	6.1%
Innings 3	1,566	760	17	44.71	48.53	72.6%	5.1%
Innings 4	570	264	12	22.00	46.32	76.0%	5.6%

HM Nicholls

Career by format

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths(12)

Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths(12)

Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Batting by context

Head to head with bowlers

Pace or spin	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Pace	4,107	2,159	48	44.98	52.57	73.4%	6.7%
Spin	2,395	1,162	37	31.41	48.52	69.3%	4.3%

Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Old ball (21-80)	4,205	2,040	49	41.63	48.51	73.1%	5.5%
Second new ball (81+)	1,786	1,069	23	46.48	59.85	67.0%	6.8%
New ball (1-20)	551	249	13	19.15	45.19	76.6%	5.1%

Home and chase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
At home	3,720	2,069	43	48.12	55.62	70.0%	6.5%
Away from home	2,822	1,289	42	30.69	45.68	74.0%	5.0%

Venue	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Basin Reserve	1,574	923	12	76.92	58.64	68.3%	6.4%
Hagley Oval	1,121	662	15	44.13	59.05	67.6%	6.8%
Sheikh Zayed Stadium	528	210	3	70.00	39.77	78.2%	3.8%
Bay Oval	423	194	7	27.71	45.86	75.2%	5.7%
Queens Sports Club	365	221	3	73.67	60.55	66.0%	7.4%
Seddon Park	308	133	8	16.63	43.18	78.9%	6.2%
Eden Park	268	145	0	–	54.10	70.1%	6.7%
The Oval	228	145	2	72.50	63.60	66.2%	8.3%
Lord's	211	84	2

Bowler	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Yasir Shah	293	148	3	49.33	50.51	71.7%	5.8%
SCJ Broad	229	75	1	75.00	32.75	80.8%	3.5%
Bilal Asif	219	57	0	–	26.03	83.1%	1.8%
Mohammad Abbas	207	65	2	32.50	31.40	86.5%	4.3%
K Rabada	190	98	2	49.00	51.58	74.7%	7.4%
Mehedi Hasan Miraz	166	82	4	20.50	49.40	69.3%	4.8%
CBRLS Kumara	145	140	1	140.00	96.55	53.8%	11.7%
JM Anderson	137	77	2	38.50	56.20	67.9%	7.3%
JC Archer	136	71	2	35.50	52.21	76.5%	8.8%
Shaheen Shah Afridi	125	68	0	–	54.40	70.4%	5.6%
MDK Perera	123	59	2	29.50	47.97	65.0%	2.4%
MJ Leach	118	39	3	13.00	33.05	78.8%	2.5%
R Ashwin	108	27	3	9.00	25.00	82.4%	1.9%
JO Holder	106	46	0	–	43.40	79.2%	6.6%
Taskin Ahmed	105	71	0	–	67.62	68.6%	10.5%
ST Gabriel	104	57	0	–	54.81	72.1%	6.7%
JE Root	99	66	2	33.00	66.67	59.6%	6.1%
Naseem Shah	92	52	2	26.00	56.52	71.7%	10.9%
OE Robinson	88	27	2	13.50	30.68	81.8%	2.3%
Hasan Ali	88	57	2	28.50	64.77	73.9%	6.8%
Taijul Islam	86	60	2	30.00	69.77	58.1%	4.7%
M Jansen	85	56	1	56.00	65.88	68.2%	10.6%
Sikandar Raza	83	36	0	–	43.37	71.1%	3.6%
CK Holder	83	50	0	–	60.24	71.1%	6.0%
NM Lyon	82	43	2	21.50	52.44	76.8%	6.1%
DM de Silva	80	38	1	38.00	47.50	63.8%	2.5%
CAK Rajitha	80	57	0	–	71.25	62.5%	6.3%
JC Tongue	77	32	1	32.00	41.56	74.0%	5.2%
RL Chase	76	41	1	41.00	53.95	67.1%	5.3%
CR Woakes	75	33	0	–	44.00	72.0%	4.0%
NGRP Jayasuriya	67	33	1	33.00	49.25	58.2%	0.0%
MA Wood	67	21	2	10.50	31.34	76.1%	1.5%
M Morkel	63	42	0	–	66.67	69.8%	6.3%
MJ Potts	62	23	1	23.00	37.10	80.6%	3.2%
L Embuldeniya	61	29	0	–	47.54	52.5%	0.0%
Kamrul Islam Rabbi	61	31	0	–	50.82	77.0%	8.2%
Faheem Ashraf	60	23	0	–	38.33	75.0%	3.3%
VD Philander	60	37	0	–	61.67	71.7%	8.3%

Host country	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
New Zealand	3,720	2,069	43	48.12	55.62	70.0%	6.5%
England	802	368	12	30.67	45.89	72.8%	5.0%
United Arab Emirates	717	287	5	57.40	40.03	78.1%	3.9%
Zimbabwe	365	221	3	73.67	60.55	66.0%	7.4%
India	232	79	6	13.17	34.05	81.0%	4.7%
South Africa	207	112	2	56.00	54.11	74.4%	8.2%
Sri Lanka	195	83	3	27.67	42.56	66.7%	2.1%
Australia	125	61	4	15.25	48.80	76.8%	4.0%
Pakistan	109	53	3	17.67	48.62	73.4%	6.4%
Bangladesh	70	25	4	6.25	35.71	77.1%	2.9%

Career by format

Men's Test analysis

Strengths and weaknesses

▲Strengths(12)

▼Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Strengths and weaknesses

▲Strengths(12)

▼Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Batting by context

Head to head with bowlers

Strengths(12)

Weaknesses(12)

Strengths(12)

Weaknesses(12)