Mark Nicholas
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| Full name | Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 September 1957 Westminster, London, England |
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| Nickname | Elvis, Jardine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | County captain, now Sportscaster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Fred Nicholas (grandfather) Peter Nicholas (father) Anne Innes-Baillie (mother) |
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1995 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 7 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas (born 29 September 1957) is an English cricket commentator and former player. He played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement.
Nicholas was born in Westminster, London. A grandson of Fred Nicholas (who captained Essex County Cricket Club), he was educated at Bradfield College where he was coached in cricket by John Harvey.
A middle-order batsman and occasional medium-pace bowler, Nicholas captained Hampshire to four major trophies – the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1988 and 1992, Sunday League (now Pro40) in 1986, and NatWest Trophy (now Friends Provident Trophy) in 1991. Despite captaining England A on tour to Zimbabwe in 1989–1991, Nicholas might be considered one of his generation's better players never to play a Test for England.
Known for his suave appearance and urbane manner, Nicholas is one of a long line of colourfully dressed characters to captain Hampshire County Cricket Club, including Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie and C. B. Fry.
Since his retirement as a player, Nicholas has worked in broadcasting, first as a commentator for Sky Sports, and from 1999 to 2005 as the anchorman for Channel 4's cricket coverage. He worked freelance in 1995 for Sky and others, before signing for Sky Sports in 1996 as anchorman, where his first major role was presenting domestic and international cricket.
He led Sky's coverage of England's winter tours to Zimbabwe and New Zealand in 1996/97, and continued this in the West Indies in 1998. His last role with Sky Sports was presenting the network's live and exclusive coverage of the 1998/99 Ashes series in Australia.
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