| Full name: | John Edward Waddington |
| Born: | 30th December 1918, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Died: | 24th November 1985, Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-hand batsman |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Relations: | Brother: A Waddington |
| Teams: | Griqualand West (Main FC: 1934/35-1958/59); All teams |
| South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1953 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1934/35-1958/59) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 83 | 139 | 39 | 1625 | 72 | 16.25 | 0 | 1 | 59 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1934/35-1958/59) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 24364 | 618 | 9185 | 375 | 9-105 | 24.49 | 35 | 8 | 64.97 | 2.26 |