Nick Welch (cricketer)

Nicholas Roy Welch (born 5 February 1998) is a Zimbabwean cricketer who played for Mashonaland Eagles. After playing domestic cricket in Zimbabwe, he moved to England, signing to play for Leicestershire County Cricket Club in September 2020. In the same month, he also gained UK citizenship.

In March 2019, he played for Loughborough MCCU in a first-class match against Leicestershire, as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. He made his Twenty20 debut on 13 September 2020, for Leicestershire in the 2020 t20 Blast.

In December 2020, he was selected to play for the Mountaineers in the 2020–21 Logan Cup in Zimbabwe. On 24th 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.