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Place of Birth: St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
About Matthew Nicholson
- Matthew James Nicholson (born 2 October 1974) is an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1998 and over 100 first-class games for New South Wales, Western Australia, Northamptonshire and Surrey. A native of the Sydney suburb of St Leonards, he attended Knox Grammar School and began playing for the Gordon club in the Sydney competition who he later captained.
- His career was ravaged by injuries as well as chronic fatigue syndrome, following a dose of Glandular Fever but a strict diet enabled him to manage the problem, and he became a vital part of WA's and New South Wales' bowling line-ups.
- In 1998 Nicholson earned a surprise call up to play his one and only Test against England in Melbourne.In 2004/05 Nicholson claimed 47 wickets in the Pura Cup, including 7 in the final, as NSW won the title.
- In 2007 he played for Surrey having previously played County Cricket with Northamptonshire in 2006.
- He was released by Surrey after an unsuccessful 2008 to allow Shoaib Akhtar in.He announced his retirement in March 2008 with NSW's game against South Australia being his last.
- Following his retirement, Nicholson was appointed as a selector for the New South Wales team.
- He is the Director of Cricket at Newington College.
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