HM Nicholls: runs, wickets and records

HM Nicholls appears in 177 recorded men's matches, from 26 December 2015 to 24 September 2026, most often for New Zealand, Worcestershire and Somerset. The matches split as 60 in Test matches, 92 in One Day Internationals, 10 in Twenty20 Internationals, 3 in franchise Twenty20 leagues and 12 in the County Championship. The most frequent opponents in the records are Bangladesh (29 matches), India (27 matches) and Pakistan (26 matches). The ground used most often is Hagley Oval, with 14 matches.

In Test matches, the batting record is 3,358 runs in 93 innings, an average of 39.51, a strike rate of 51.3 and a highest score of 200*, with 11 hundreds, 12 fifties and 6 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 2,415 runs in 90 innings, an average of 32.64, a strike rate of 78.8 and a highest score of 124*, with 1 hundred, 17 fifties and 8 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 100 runs in 9 innings, an average of 12.50, a strike rate of 89.3 and a highest score of 36*.

In the County Championship, the batting record is 540 runs in 21 innings, an average of 28.42, a strike rate of 50.4 and a highest score of 100*, with 1 hundred, 2 fifties and 4 ducks.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 200* from 240 balls against Sri Lanka at Basin Reserve, Wellington on 17 March 2023 (Tests). 174 from 280 balls against West Indies at Basin Reserve on 11 December 2020 (Tests). 162* from 225 balls against Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval on 26 December 2018 (Tests). 157 from 291 balls against Pakistan at Hagley Oval on 3 January 2021 (Tests). 150* from 245 balls against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on 7 August 2025 (Tests).

In Test matches, the player's side won 34 and lost 16 of the 60 recorded matches (68.0% of decided matches).

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 55 and lost 32 of the 92 recorded matches (63.2% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 5 and lost 5 of the 10 recorded matches (50.0% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were Bangladesh: 20 won, 8 lost in 29 matches, India: 12 won, 14 lost in 27 matches, Pakistan: 18 won, 5 lost in 26 matches, England: 9 won, 9 lost in 22 matches and Sri Lanka: 12 won, 4 lost in 19 matches.

Matches by side: New Zealand (162), Worcestershire (6), Somerset (6), Sydney Thunder (2) and Derbyshire (1).

The grounds used most often are Hagley Oval (14), Basin Reserve (11), Seddon Park (11), Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur (11), Bay Oval (9) and Eden Park (5).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2015 (43), 2016 (539), 2017 (586), 2018 (878), 2019 (842), 2020 (493), 2021 (484), 2022 (488), 2023 (814), 2024 (60), 2025 (428), 2026 (796).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2015 (3), 2016 (20), 2017 (16), 2018 (21), 2019 (24), 2020 (9), 2021 (14), 2022 (13), 2023 (24), 2024 (3), 2025 (11), 2026 (19).

In Test matches, 370 fours and 9 sixes, one boundary every 17.3 balls faced; 45.7% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 226 fours and 19 sixes, one boundary every 12.5 balls faced; 42.2% of the runs came in boundaries.

In the County Championship, 59 fours and 4 sixes, one boundary every 17.0 balls faced; 48.1% of the runs came in boundaries.

In Test matches, 85 recorded dismissals: caught 64%, bowled 19%, lbw 14% and stumped 2%.

In One Day Internationals, 74 recorded dismissals: caught 55%, bowled 26%, lbw 14% and run out 4%.

In the County Championship, 19 recorded dismissals: caught 47%, lbw 32%, bowled 16% and run out 5%.

Of the 4 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 25 January 2016 (New Zealand v Pakistan) and the latest 17 March 2023 (New Zealand v Sri Lanka): 2 in Test matches and 2 in One Day Internationals.

The first recorded match in Test matches is dated 12 February 2016 against Australia and the latest 25 June 2026 against England.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 26 December 2015 against Sri Lanka and the latest 21 July 2026 against West Indies.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 26 March 2016 against Bangladesh and the latest 10 September 2021 against Bangladesh.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 16 January 2016 against Sydney Sixers and the latest 11 August 2018 against Leicestershire.

The first recorded match in the County Championship is dated 25 April 2025 against Durham and the latest 24 September 2026 against Surrey.

The most runs against a single opponent are 1,038 against Bangladesh in 33 innings (average 35.79), 985 against Pakistan in 31 innings (average 37.88), 846 against Sri Lanka in 21 innings (average 60.43) and 841 against England in 30 innings (average 30.04).

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Basin Reserve (765 runs in 14 innings), Hagley Oval (695 runs in 17 innings), Seddon Park (311 runs in 13 innings) and Basin Reserve, Wellington (309 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 14 matches and 484 runs; 2022: 13 matches and 488 runs; 2023: 24 matches and 814 runs; 2024: 3 matches and 60 runs; 2025: 11 matches and 428 runs; 2026: 19 matches and 796 runs.

The busiest year in the records is 2023, with 24 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2018: 878.