Jack_Nel

Jack Nel

Jack Nel

South African cricketer

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

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jack Nel profile at". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    Luke Alfred, Testing Times, Spearhead, Claremont, 2003, pg. 140.
  3. [3]
    Jack Nel profile, espncricinfo.com; accessed 17 February 2018.


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