| Full name: | John Desmond Nel |
| Born: | 10th July 1928, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Died: | 13th January 2018, Pinelands, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Relations: | Son: MJ Nel |
| Teams: | South Africa (Test: 1949/50-1957/58); Western Province (Main FC: 1947/48-1960/61); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1949/50-1957/58) | |||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | SRate | Ct | ||
| South Africa | 6 | 11 | 0 | 150 | 38 | 13.63 | 0 | 0 | 21.70 | 1 | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1947/48-1960/61) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 35 | 63 | 5 | 1839 | 217* | 31.70 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |