Denys Morkel

{{short description|South African cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Denys Morkel

| image = Denys Morkel.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Morkel in 1931

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|1|25|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Plumstead, Cape Town, Cape Colony

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1980|10|6|1906|1|25}}

| death_place = Nottingham, England

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| columns = 2

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 16

| runs1 = 663

| bat avg1 = 24.55

| 100s/50s1 = 0/4

| top score1 = 88

| deliveries1 = 1,704

| wickets1 = 18

| bowl avg1 = 45.61

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 4/93

| catches/stumpings1= 13/–

| column2 = First-class

| matches2 = 86

| runs2 = 4,494

| bat avg2 = 34.30

| 100s/50s2 = 8/22

| top score2 = 251

| deliveries2 = 10,425

| wickets2 = 174

| bowl avg2 = 28.58

| fivefor2 = 6

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 8/13

| catches/stumpings2= 67/–

| international = true

| country = South Africa

| testdebutagainst = England

| testdebutdate = 24 December

| testdebutyear = 1927

| lasttestdate = 27 February

| lasttestagainst = New Zealand

| lasttestyear = 1932

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46246.html Cricinfo

| date = 14 November

| year = 2022

}}

Denijs Paul Beck Morkel (25 January 1906 – 6 October 1980) was a South African cricketer who played for Western Province from 1924 and in 16 Test matches for South Africa from 1927–28 to 1931–32.{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/460/460.html| title = Denijs Morkel | publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-01-16}}