Loading

Article, Ian Nichols Blind Cricketer.

The Mercury. National Library of Australia1951-04-11

Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame

Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame
Bowral, Australia

Article about south Australian batsman Ian Nichols.
Nichols was a star of blind cricket in the 1950s. Becoming
He'd been blind since the age of 6, after a motorcycle accident.
Having graduated in a Bachelor of Arts, he went on to become one of Adelaide's top Barristers. He was also a top cricketer - in 1950 he scored 100 not out in Tasmania during an interstate match, taking the highest score for any blind cricketer in Australia, several weeks earlier he'd broken the existing record at 78. (source http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article26678994 National Library of Australia)


Citation
1951 'Blind Student's Triumph Over Adversity', The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), 11 April, p. 2. , viewed 16 Jul 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article27004213

Show lessRead more
  • Title: Article, Ian Nichols Blind Cricketer.
  • Creator: The Mercury. National Library of Australia
  • Date Created: 1951-04-11
Bradman Museum & International Cricket Hall of Fame

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites