{{Short description|South African-born Scottish cricketer (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Dewald Nel | image = | country = Scotland | fullname = Johan Dewald Nel | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|6|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Klerksdorp]], South Africa | nickname = | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling#Categorisation of fast bowling|medium-fast]] | role = | family = | international = true | odidebutdate = 27 June | odidebutyear = 2006 | odidebutagainst = Pakistan | odicap = 19 | lastodidate = 16 August | lastodiyear = 2010 | lastodiagainst = Afghanistan | club1 = [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]] | year1 = 2004–2010 | club2 = [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]] | year2 = 2007 | club3 = [[Kent County Cricket Club|Kent]] | year3 = 2010–2011 | columns = 4 | column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]] | matches1 = 19 | runs1 = 31 | bat avg1 = 15.50 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 11[[not out|*]] | deliveries1 = 730 | wickets1 = 14 | bowl avg1 = 46.35 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 4/25 | catches/stumpings1 = 3/– | column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]] | matches2 = 10 | runs2 = 34 | bat avg2 = 11.33 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 13[[not out|*]] | deliveries2 = 186 | wickets2 = 12 | bowl avg2 = 14.08 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/10 | catches/stumpings2 = 1/– | column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches3 = 19 | runs3 = 156 | bat avg3 = 11.14 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 36 | deliveries3 = 2,514 | wickets3 = 52 | bowl avg3 = 27.57 | fivefor3 = 2 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 6/62 | catches/stumpings3 = 6/– | column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches4 = 86 | runs4 = 202 | bat avg4 = 9.61 | 100s/50s4 = 0/0 | top score4 = 36[[not out|*]] | deliveries4 = 3,452 | wickets4 = 83 | bowl avg4 = 36.89 | fivefor4 = 0 | tenfor4 = 0 | best bowling4 = 4/25 | catches/stumpings4 = 18/– | date = 7 June | year = 2011 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/25481.html CricInfo }}
'''Johan Dewald Nel''' (born 6 June 1980) is a former South African-born Scottish professional [[cricket]]er. He is a primarily a right-arm [[Fast bowling#Categorisation of fast bowling|fast-medium bowler]], who also bats right-handed.
Nel played 110 times for the [[Scottish cricket team]], his début coming in a [[National League (cricket)|Totesport League]] match against [[Durham County Cricket Club|Durham]] on 6 June 2004 taking 2–16 off 7 overs. He played in 19 [[One Day International]]s for Scotland, his first match at that level coming against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] on 27 June 2006.
In May 2007, Nel signed for [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], covering for injured bowlers [[Doug Bollinger]], [[Matt Mason (cricketer)|Matt Mason]] and [[Nadeem Malik (cricketer)|Nadeem Malik]]. He made his Worcestershire debut against [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] at [[Headingley Cricket Ground|Headingley]] on 9 May, taking 4/74.<ref> {{cite web | url=http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/107/107692.html | title=Yorkshire v Worcestershire in 2007 | access-date=16 May 2007 | publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref> He was released by Worcestershire at the end of the 2007 season.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/worcestershire/content/story/311423.html Worcestershire release three players], ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2007</ref>
In 2008, in a match between Scotland and Bermuda, Nel became the first player to bowl two maiden overs in an international Twenty20 match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/311989.html |title=Records | Twenty20 matches | Bowling records | Most maidens in an innings | ESPNcricinfo.com |publisher=Stats.cricinfo.com |date= |access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref>
Until 2008, the Scotland cricket team was made up of amateurs, players did not have contracts with the game's governing body in the country, [[Cricket Scotland]], and balanced their sports careers with full-time jobs. Cricket Scotland began professionalising the national team in 2008 with the introduction of contracts for three of its players, including Nel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/story/382472.html|title=Professional contracts for Scotland|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 December 2008|access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
He signed a two-year contract to play for [[Kent County Cricket Club]] in March 2010, following an impressive performance on trial. At the end of the previous season seam bowlers [[Ryan McLaren]] and [[Martin Saggers]] left Kent and Nel bolstered their bowling attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/kent/content/story/453904.html|title=Dewald Nel signs two-year Kent deal|date=29 March 2010|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=29 March 2010}}</ref> In the final [[County Championship]] match of the season against [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]] Nel claimed career-best innings bowling figures of 6/62,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/477109.html|title=Ashraf heroics keep Yorkshire hopes alive|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=14 September 2010|access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref> finishing with nine wickets in the match. Nel cut his contract short in May 2011 due to a persistent back injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516533.html|title=Injury forces Dewald Nel to leave Kent|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=24 May 2011|access-date=7 June 2011}}</ref>
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