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Nicholas Roy Welch (born 5 February 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Mashonaland Eagles.[1] After playing domestic cricket in Zimbabwe, he moved to England, signing to play for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in September 2020.[2][3] In the same month, he also gained UK citizenship.[4]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nicholas Roy Welch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1998 Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 73) | 24 October 2023 v Namibia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 29 November 2023 v Nigeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013/14 | Mashonaland Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Loughborough MCCU | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Leicestershire (squad no. 67) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023/24 | Mashonaland Eagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In March 2019, he played for Loughborough MCCU in a first-class match against Leicestershire, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 September 2020, for Leicestershire in the 2020 t20 Blast.[6]
In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe.[7][8] On 24 October 2023, he made his debut in international cricket with a first ball 'duck' for Zimbabwe against Namibia in a T20 match at Windhoek where he was dismissed in the first ball of the match.
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