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| Full name | John Ernest Nichols | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1878 Acle, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 February 1952 (aged 73) Thorpe Hamlet, Norwich, Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902–1904 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1907–1914 | Staffordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921–1931 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 21 July 1902 Worcestershire v Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 29 July 1912 Minor Counties v South Africans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 November 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Ernest Nichols (20 April 1878 – 29 February 1952), sometimes known as Jack Nichols, was an English professional sportsman who played cricket and association football. As a first-class cricketer he played five matches for Worcestershire County Cricket Club between 1902 and 1904, as well as making one first-class appearance for a Minor Counties representative side in 1912. He also played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Norfolk and Staffordshire County Cricket Clubs and was an influential cricket coach.[1]
As a footballer, Nichols spent time contracted by Bolton Wanderers and Bury and played professionally at Football League Second Division level for Loughborough F.C. He served in the British Army during World War I.