Jack Nel

Jack Nel

Cricket information
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	–
International information
National side	South African
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 6 35 Runs scored 150 1839 Batting average 13.63 31.70 100s/50s 0/0 4/6 Top score 38 217* Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 1/- 14/-
Source: Cricinfo

John Desmond Nel (born 10 July 1928 in Cape Town, Cape Province) is a former South African cricketer who played in six Tests from 1949 to 1957.^[1] He played 35 first-class games, top-scoring for his team on several occasions.

He worked as a quantity surveyor.^[2] He has three sons Paul, Andrew and John who live in South Africa (Cape Town and Durban) and one daughter who now lives in New Zealand. All of his sons went to Rondebosch Junior and High school.

References

1. "Jack Nel". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
2. Luke Alfred, Testing Times, Spearhead, Claremont, 2003, p. 140.