Rob Nicol
77New Zealand · OP · 2011 to 2013 · on scorecards: RJ Nicol
BATTING
- Matches
- 22
- Innings
- 21
- Runs
- 586
- Average
- 30.84
- Strike rate
- 75.51
- High score
- 146
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 10
- Average
- 32.9
- Economy
- 5.82
- Strike rate
- 33.9
- Best figures
- 4/19
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 11 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Rob Nicol played 22 ODIs for New Zealand in CricArcade's archive, from 2011 to 2013. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 108, and the last against Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2013.
The highest score in the archive is 146 from 134 balls against Zimbabwe at Cobham Oval (New) in 2012, in a match New Zealand won. In all: 2 hundreds, 2 fifties. At home the average was 43.3 across 6 ODIs; away it was 25.1 across 16 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 338 runs at 67.6 in 6 ODIs. Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 12 runs at 6.0. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. New Zealand won 8 of the ODIs Rob Nicol played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 22 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | 134 | Zimbabwe | Cobham Oval (New) | 2012 | Won |
| 108* | 131 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2011 | Won |
| 61 | 63 | Zimbabwe | McLean Park | 2012 | Won |
| 59 | 69 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2012 | Won |
| 46 | 74 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/19 | 4.1 | Zimbabwe | University Oval | 2012 | Won |
| 2/14 | 3.2 | South Africa | Eden Park | 2012 | Lost |
| 1/25 | 4 | Zimbabwe | Cobham Oval (New) | 2012 | Won |
| 1/25 | 6 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2012 | Lost |
| 1/30 | 6 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2011 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 7 | 66 | 13.20 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 338 | 67.60 | 2/1 | 6 | 20.00 |
| West Indies | 5 | 125 | 25.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 86.00 |
| South Africa | 4 | 57 | 14.25 | 0/0 | 3 | 20.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 260 | 43.33 | 1/1 | 8 | 13.13 |
| Away | 16 | 326 | 25.08 | 1/1 | 2 | 112.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 4 | 12 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Warner Park | 3 | 96 | 32.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 52.00 |
| Harare Sports Club | 2 | 117 | 117.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| McLean Park | 2 | 72 | 36.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2 | 53 | 26.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sabina Park | 2 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2011 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2013 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 28 May 1983
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 776
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 64.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 77.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 175.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 42.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 37.3
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 773 balls faced in that period.
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