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

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	6	11	0	150	38	13.63	0	0	0	1	0
FC	35	63	5	1839	217*	31.70	4	6	-	14	0

Bowling

Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Tests	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
FC	35	-	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

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Recent Matches of Jack Nel

Match	Bat	Date	Ground	Format
South Africa vs Australia	4 & 7	23-Dec-1957	Johannesburg	Test # 444
W Province vs Australians	3 & 10	10-Mar-1950	Cape Town	FC
South Africa vs Australia	0 & 5	03-Mar-1950	Gqeberha	Test # 322
South Africa vs Australia	25	10-Feb-1950	Johannesburg	Test # 321
South Africa vs Australia	14 & 20	20-Jan-1950	Durban	Test # 320

Debut/Last Matches of Jack Nel

Test Matches

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Debut

South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg - December 24 - 28, 1949

Last

South Africa vs Australia at Johannesburg - December 23 - 28, 1957

FC Matches

Span

1947/48 - 1960/61

News and Features about Jack Nel

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10-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff