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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = André Nel
| image = Andre Nel Bfdefence.jpg
| caption = In the [[nets (cricket)|nets]] in Australia, 2005
| country = South Africa
| full_name = André Nel
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1977|7|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Germiston]], South Africa
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 4
| heightm = 1.93

| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right–arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2001–2008
| testdebutdate = 7 September
| testdebutyear = 2001
| testdebutagainst = Zimbabwe
| testcap = 281
| lasttestdate = 7 August
| lasttestyear = 2008
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 12 May
| odidebutyear = 2001
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 65
| lastodidate = 3 September
| lastodiyear = 2008
| lastodiagainst = England
| odishirt =
| T20Idebutdate = 21 October
| T20Idebutyear = 2005
| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand
| T20Icap = 8
| lastT20Idate = 19 September
| lastT20Iyear = 2008
| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand
| club1 = [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]]
| year1 =
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]]
| year2 =
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| year3 = 2008
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = Southern Rocks
| year4 =
| clubnumber4 =
| club5 = [[Highveld Lions]]
| year5 =
| clubnumber5 =
| club6 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| year6 =
| clubnumber6 =
| club7 = Titans
| year7 =
| clubnumber7 =
| deliveries =
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 36
| runs1 = 337
| bat avg1 = 9.91
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 34
| deliveries1 = 7,630
| wickets1 = 123
| bowl avg1 = 31.86
| fivefor1 = 3
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 6/32
| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 79
| runs2 = 127
| bat avg2 = 12.70
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 30*
| deliveries2 = 3,801
| wickets2 = 106
| bowl avg2 = 27.68
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/45
| catches/stumpings2 = 21/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 2
| runs3 = 0
| bat avg3 = –
| 100s/50s3 = –
| top score3 = –
| deliveries3 = 48
| wickets3 = 2
| bowl avg3 = 21.00
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 2/19
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| date = 29 September
| year = 2017
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6326/6326.html CricketArchive
}}

'''André Nel''' (born 15 July 1977) is a South African former [[cricketer]] who played all formats as a [[fast bowling|fast bowler]]. He retired from international cricket on 25 March 2009.<ref>{{Deprecated archive|url=https://archive.today/20120307172406/http://www.cricketworld.com/internationalcricketnews/south_africa/article/?aid=20021|title=Cricket World – André Nel Announces International Retirement}}</ref>

==Domestic career==

In February 2001 he hit the headlines after bursting into tears when he felled [[Allan Donald]] with a fiery bouncer in a domestic first-class match. It emerged later that he had been following instructions from his coach [[Ray Jennings]] to target Donald.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/98950.html|title=Donald price tag a joke, say Easterns|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

After the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]], carrying a respected reputation for aggressive play, Nel joined the English County of [[Essex County Cricket Club|Essex]], making his debut for the 2005 and 2006 [[National League (cricket)|Pro 40]] Champions against the side he first experienced the English game with, [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]].

Nel was signed by [[Mumbai Indians]], an [[Indian Premier League]] franchise. He joined the [[Mumbai Indians]] as a replacement to West Indian cricketer, [[Dwayne Bravo]], who returned home for national duty after the game against [[Deccan Chargers]] on 18 May 2008.

==International career==

In January 2005 against [[England cricket team|England]] he took 6/81 in the first innings of the Test.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64120.html|title=5th Test, England tour of South Africa at Centurion, Jan 21–25 2005. Match Summary |work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> These remained his best innings bowling figures until South Africa's tour of the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in April 2005 when in the 3rd Test at [[Kensington Oval]] he took 6/32 to go with his first innings 4 wickets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/207334.html|title=3rd Test, South Africa tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Apr 21–24 2005. Match Summary |work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> This gave him his first [[10 wicket haul]] in Test cricket and he was subsequently named man of the match.

Nel went on to take 14 wickets during his side's tour of [[Australia cricket team|Australia]] later in 2005, finishing the year with 36 victims at 20.72. He troubled [[Brian Lara]] in Test cricket and dismissed him on 8 occasions.

In the first Test<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/299004.html|title=1st Test, South Africa tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Oct 1–5 2007. Match Summary |work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> of the [[Bank Alfalah]] Test Series versus [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] in [[Karachi]], Nel became the 11th South African to reach the milestone of 100 dismissals in Test cricket,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=1;id=3;type=team|title=Cricket Records. Records. South Africa. Test matches. Most wickets |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref> when he dismissed the Pakistani [[Nightwatchman (cricket)|nightwatchman]], [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] on 5 October 2007.

In early 2008, paceman of colour [[Charl Langeveldt]] was controversially selected in the Test team for tour of India, at the expense of Nel. This was widely believed to be due to an order from Cricket South Africa to select more non-white players in the team as part of its transformation policy, rather than performance. Langeveldt declined his selection, citing the controversy over the selection, and Nel was reported to have been considering retirement.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/353082.html|title=I did not interfere in team selection for India — Arendse|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

His enthusiastic and aggressive approach on the field also got him into trouble. He was notably brought before the [[Match referee]] for making offensive facial gestures to [[West Indies cricket team|West Indian]] players [[Chris Gayle]] and [[Brian Lara]], for which he was subsequently fined half of his match fee.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content-rsa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/125877.html|title=Nel fined for abusive gestures|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 2001 during the tour of the West Indies he, along with four other teammates, was found guilty of smoking [[marijuana]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/106101.html|title=South African players fined for smoking marijuana|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

During 2003 he was sent home from a South Africa A tour of Australia after being pulled over for drunk driving.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/124029.html|title=Andre Nel sent home on a drunken driving charge|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=19 October 2018|language=en}}</ref>

On 17 January 2004, Nel got married during the second day of the [[West Indian cricket team in South Africa in 2003–04|fourth Test against the West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30147704/which-cricketer-got-married-rest-day-test-debut? |title=Which cricketer got married on the rest day of his Test debut? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 October 2020}}</ref>

After retiring, Nel became a cricket coach in England.<ref>{{cite web | title=Andre Nel: Former fiery fast bowler returns to action in Essex League | work=BBC Sport | date=9 June 2023 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65833447 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{South Africa Squad 2007 Cricket World Cup}}
{{South Africa Squad 2007 World Twenty20}}

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