Full Name

Andre Nel

Born

July 15, 1977, Germiston, Transvaal

Age

46y 248d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

Playing Role

Bowler

Other

Coach

Andre Nel was a muscular, bludgeoning fast bowler who belied his conservative Afrikaans upbringing by amassing one of South African cricket's most chequered disciplinary records.

Nel was tipped from an early age as a future international and he first made the headlines in February 2001, when he felled his hero Allan Donald with a fierce bouncer in a domestic first-class match - and burst into tears when Donald was forced to leave the field. Later that year Nel was one of five South African players found guilty of smoking marijuana during the tour of the West Indies. And he was sent home from an A tour of Australia in 2003 after being found to be driving under the influence of alcohol.

He finally established himself as a permanent member of the Test team during the home series against West Indies in 2003-04 - and was only in trouble once, for making gestures to Chris Gayle.

Nel came into his own during South Africa's tour of Australia at the end of 2005, where he was an intimidating presence with 14 wickets and an attacking mindset. However, during a return series at home, he took only six wickets, and was involved in a heated argument with Adam Gilchrist in the second Test after being slammed for runs.

Nel chipped in with wickets and more than a mouthful of words and cheeky grins against India at home in 2006-07, but will probably be remembered most from the Test series for being at the receiving end of a big six and a famous impromptu dance from Indian bowler Sreesanth. New secured a place in the 2007 World Cup squad but wasn't a certainty on the final team sheet. However, his spells against England and Bangladesh showed what he brought to the attack and his commitment was never questioned.

With South Africa settling on a young fast-bowling attack, led by Dale Steyn, opportunities were increasingly limited and Nel announced his international retirement in March 2009.

Andre Nel Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests3669763039191236/3210/8831.863.0862.0431
ODIs7976380129351065/455/4527.684.6335.8310
T20Is22484222/192/1921.005.2524.0000
FC132-25915122124466/25-27.382.8258.1-141
List A219-1059478363026/276/2725.944.4335.0740
T20s565612401394372/132/1337.676.7433.5000

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests36428337349.9173146.1000405160
ODIs79221212730*12.7016676.5000143210
T20Is21100*-20.00000010
FC1321534316929615.38--04--530
List A21986444825811.47--01--490
T20s5628131551910.33113137.1600118110
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"It's a nice thing, being an ex-player and bumping my head a lot, knowing you can recognise those situations, and hopefully you can guide young players"
Andre Nel conceded 41 in his four overs
Andre Nel of International World XI bowls at the nets
Andre Nel is congratulated by his Surrey team-mates after removing Stephen Peters
Andre Nel gets Ben Howgego caught behind
Gareth Batty and Andre Nel combined to remove Garry Park