Mark Charles Jefford Nicholas was born on 29 September 1957 and is an English cricket commentator and former cricketer and broadcaster.
17 Facts About Mark Nicholas
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Mark Nicholas played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995, captaining them from 1985 to his retirement.
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Mark Nicholas 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.
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Mark Nicholas anchored the coverage, replacing Richie Benaud as the face of cricket on Nine, despite having previously been dropped from the commentary team.
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Mark Nicholas was named Sports Presenter of the Year in 2001 by the Royal Television Society, as well as being one of only two presenters to stand in for Richard and Judy.
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Mark Nicholas presented the second series of the English version of the reality show Survivor.
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Mark Nicholas continued his commitments to Australia's Nine Network in March 2006, anchoring the afternoon coverage of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
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Mark Nicholas was approached by Channel Five to cover England cricket highlights from 2006, the programme being named Cricket on 5.
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Mark Nicholas was joined on the programme by former cricketer Geoffrey Boycott and analyst Simon Hughes, both of whom worked with Nicholas at Channel 4, as well as former England captain Michael Vaughan.
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Mark Nicholas was part of the world feed commentary team for both the 2007 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies, and the 2011 World Cup in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand and 2019 Cricket World Cup in England.
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Mark Nicholas presented highlights coverage of 2012 Summer Olympics in London for the Nine Network.
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Mark Nicholas is the anchorman for EA Sports Cricket 07 game.
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Mark Nicholas introduces the matches the user is playing, and commentates during the game with Richie Benaud, taking over from Jim Maxwell.
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In 2002, Mark Nicholas hosted the second series of the United Kingdom edition of Survivor.
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Mark Nicholas began presenting ITV1's Britain's Best Dish in 2007 and fronted it for four series until in 2010; he was replaced by Mary Nightingale.
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Mark Nicholas was a member of the world feed commentary team for 2020 Indian Premier League.
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Mark Nicholas will serve a 12-month term as president of the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1 October 2023, having been nominated by his predecessor, Stephen Fry.