Full Name

John Desmond Nel

Born

July 10, 1928, Cape Town, Cape Province

Died

January 2018

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Jack Nel was a right-hand opening batsman and a good fielder who played in all five Tests against Australia in 1949-50 but was out of his depth, managing only 139 runs in nine innings with a best of 38. He was recalled in 1957-58, again against Australia, but made 7 and 4 in his only appearance. For Western Province, Nel was a regular for more than a decade.
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Jack Nel Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests61101503813.6300010
FC356351839217*31.7046-140

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6------------
FC35-000-----000
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Debut/Last Matches of Jack Nel