Jack Nel

John Desmond Nel (10 July 1928 – 13 January 2018) was a South African cricketer who played in six Tests from 1949 to 1957.^[1]

Jack Nel

Personal information
Full name	John Desmond Nel
Born	(1928-07-10)10 July 1928 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Died	13 January 2018(2018-01-13) (aged 89) Pinelands, Western Cape, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	24 December 1949 v Australia
Last Test	23 December 1957 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 6 35 Runs scored 150 1,839 Batting average 13.63 31.70 100s/50s 0/0 4/6 Top score 38 217* Catches/stumpings 1/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2022

Nel played 35 first-class games, top-scoring for his team on several occasions. He then went onto commentating on any matches played at Newlands. He worked as a quantity surveyor.^[2]

Nel married Shelagh Mary Finegan in February 1952 and they had three sons and one daughter. He died on 13 January 2018 at the age of 89.^[3]