| Full Name: | John Desmond Nel |
| Born: | 10 July 1928 in Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Test Debut: | South Africa v Australia at Ellis Park, Johannesburg - 24, 26, 27, 28 December 1949 (four-day match) |
| Last Test: | South Africa v Australia at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 December 1957 (five-day match) |
TEST BATTING
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | Avg | HS | 50s | 100s | 0s | 4s | 6s | ct | st |
| 6 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 13.63 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Test Bowling
| Balls | Runs | Wkts | BB | Avg | Econ | SR | 4 W | 5 W | 10 W |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test Other Analysis
| Recent scores: | 7, 4, 5, 0, 25, 20, 14, 19, 38, 14 |
| Modes of dismissal: | bowled (3), lbw (3), caught & bowled (1), run out (1), caught (3) |
| Dismissed most by: | Ian Johnson 4, Bill Johnston 3, Keith Miller 1, Ian Meckiff 1, Alan Davidson 1, |
| More player stats: | Batting Analysis |
