{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1990)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Nick Larkin | image = | country = Ireland | fullname = Nicholas Christopher Richard Larkin | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|5|1|df=yes}} | birth_place = New South Wales, Australia | batting = Right-handed | role = Batsman | international = true | internationalspan = 2014 | club1 = Northern Knights | year1 = 2013–2014 | club2 = New South Wales | year2 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2021/22}} | clubnumber2 = 36 | club3 = Sydney Sixers | year3 = 2015/16 | clubnumber3 = 36 | club4 = Melbourne Stars | year4 = {{nowrap|2018/19–2023/24}} | clubnumber4 = 36 | hidedeliveries = true | columns = 3
| column1 = FC | matches1 = 43 | runs1 = 2,121 | bat avg1 = 29.05 | 100s/50s1 = 4/8 | top score1 = 175* | catches/stumpings1 = 43/—
| column2 = LA | matches2 = 12 | runs2 = 151 | bat avg2 = 15.10 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 36 | catches/stumpings2 = 3/–
| column3 = T20 | matches3 = 58 | runs3 = 1069 | bat avg3 = 30.54 | 100s/50s3 = 0/6 | top score3 = 83* | catches/stumpings3 = 23/–
| date = 5 January 2026 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/533870.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Nicholas Christopher Richard Larkin''' (born 1 May 1990) is a former Australian cricketer.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/533870.html |title=Nick Larkin |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He played domestic cricket in Australia for New South Wales and in the Big Bash League for the Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Stars, and briefly represented Ireland in international cricket in 2014.
==Cricket career==
Possessing an Irish passport from his mother's side of the family, Larkin played club cricket in Ireland for two years in 2013 and 2014, playing for the Northern Knights.<ref name="irish">{{cite web |last=Brettig |first=Daniel |date=7 February 2020 |title=Nick Larkin's Stars turn renews an Irish dream |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nick-larkin-s-stars-turn-renews-an-irish-dream-1215681 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> In 2014 he also represented Ireland in two List A games against Sri Lanka A in the lead-up to the 2015 Cricket World Cup.<ref name="irish"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lanka A in Ireland unofficial ODI Series, 2014 Records - Ireland batting averages |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/series/averages-batting-bowling-by-team/sri-lanka-a-in-ireland-unofficial-odi-series-2014-9397?team=29 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref> After the 2014 season, he returned to Australia and began playing first-class cricket for New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield, making his debut for the side on 31 October 2014.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/754883.html |title=Sheffield Shield, Victoria v New South Wales at Melbourne, Oct 31-Nov 3, 2014 |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He scored a century in his second match,<ref name="irish"/> and earned a contract with New South Wales for the following 2015–16 season.<ref>{{cite web |date=4 May 2015 |title=New South Wales sign Ed Cowan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/new-south-wales-sign-ed-cowan-870207 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> He would later rule himself out of a return for Ireland, turning down and opportunity to join their squad for an Intercontinental Cup match and focusing instead on advancing his career in New South Wales.<ref name="irish"/><ref>{{cite web |date=30 January 2017 |title=Mulder named in squad to play Afghanistan |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jacob-mulder-named-in-squad-to-play-afghanistan-1080308 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
During his time playing for New South Wales, Larkin also became the captain of Sydney University Cricket Club in NSW Premier Cricket, and he won the award for captain of the year twice in 2017 and 2018.<ref name="irish"/>
In the 2020–21 Sheffield Shield season, despite playing in seven matches for New South Wales, he was dropped ahead of the final, and was subsequently cut from New South Wales' list of contracted players for the 2021–22 season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Martin |date=17 May 2021 |title=NSW invest in youth with new-look contract list |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3310360 |website=cricket.com.au |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
==Big Bash League==
On 10 January 2016 Larkin made his Twenty20 debut for the Sydney Sixers in the 2015–16 Big Bash League season,<ref name="BBL">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/897745.html |title=Big Bash League, 26th Match: Sydney Sixers v Brisbane Heat at Sydney, Jan 10, 2016 |access-date=10 January 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> but he didn't play another match for the season and his contract with the team was not renewed. Later, he joined the Melbourne Stars as a replacement for the injured Nic Maddinson,<ref name="irish"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Cameron |first=Louis |date=7 February 2020 |title=Having a Lark: Nick finds his niche with Stars |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/3307806 |website=cricket.com.au |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> making his debut for the side on 21 December 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last=Perry |first=Sam |date=21 December 2018 |title=Debutant Jason Sangha, Daniel Sams floor Melbourne Stars |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2018-19-1152510/sydney-thunder-vs-melbourne-stars-3rd-match-1152513/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
Larkin struggled to establish himself as a mainstay at the Stars, but had his breakout towards the end of the 2019–20 season.<ref name="irish"/> After being omitted from the Stars' lineup for the first three matches and recording a golden duck in the fourth, he scored his maiden half-century against the Sydney Thunder on 2 January 2020 and was named the player of the match.<ref>{{cite web |last=Malcolm |first=Alex |date=2 January 2020 |title=Melbourne Stars survive late meltdown to go top of BBL table |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2019-20-1195572/sydney-thunder-vs-melbourne-stars-19th-match-1195591/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref> In the Challenger (a knockout match), he scored his personal best of 83 runs not out and was named the player of the match a second time, helping the Stars to reach the final.<ref>{{cite web |last=Brettig |first=Daniel |date=6 February 2020 |title=Marcus Stoinis, Nick Larkin, Haris Rauf lead Melbourne Stars to BBL final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/big-bash-league-2019-20-1195572/melbourne-stars-vs-sydney-thunder-challenger-1195632/match-report |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
In 2024, Larkin retired from cricket, ending his career with the Melbourne Stars.<ref>{{cite web |last=Paynter |first=Jack |date=11 December 2024 |title=BBL{{!}}14 preview: Settled Stars chase elusive silverware |url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4181486/bbl-season-preview-melbourne-stars-big-bash-bbl14-glenn-maxwell-marcus-stoinis-tom-curran-peter-siddle |website=cricket.com.au |access-date=5 January 2026}}</ref>
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