Nash played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler for Lancashire, and later in Minor Counties cricket for his native Buckinghamshire.
At the club he started as an underarm bowler, but as was common at the time, he developed to the newer overarm style of bowling.
[5] Along with many other spin bowlers of his time, Nash's bowling action was questioned, and he eventually left first-class cricket as a result: his final match for Lancashire was in 1885, though he played rarely after 1883.
[6] He returned to club cricket, and played for Darlington for ten years, and was awarded a benefit match upon his departure.
[1] He was twice selected to play in representative sides: in 1880 for the North against the United South of England Eleven, and in 1883 for "The Rest" against Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.