| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm medium-fast | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | South African | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | First-class | ||
| Matches | 1 | 39 | ||
| Runs scored | 16 | 386 | ||
| Batting average | 16.00 | 11.35 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/1 | ||
| Top score | 8 | 51 | ||
| Balls bowled | 237 | 10767 | ||
| Wickets | 3 | 155 | ||
| Bowling average | 47.66 | 23.10 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 9 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 3 | ||
| Best bowling | 3/128 | 7/35 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 0/- | 9/- | ||
| Source: CricketArchive, | ||||
John Bruce Plimsoll (27 October 1917 in Kalk Bay, Cape Province – 11 November 1999 in Cape Town, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in one Test in 1947.