John Robert Nimmo (12 June 1910 – 2 November 1994) was a New Zealand cricketer.
[2] A fast bowler who played club cricket for Carisbrook and, for a time, Balclutha,[3][4][5][6] he made his representative debut for Otago in a December 1933 match against Canterbury at Lancaster Park in Christchurch.
Considered a young player[7] with a "good reputation",[8] he opened the bowling, taking two wickets in the Canterbury first innings and scoring five runs during the match.
Called back into the side after having bowled "exceedingly well" for Carisbrook,[9] he took another three wickets in the match and made scores of four in his first innings and 42 not out in his second, part of a ninth wicket partnership of 73 runs with Jack Dunning.
[10][11] Although he did not make any further first-class appearances for the side, Nimmo played for Otago against an English touring team organised by Julien Cahn in the 1938–39 season and in matches against Southland in the following two seasons.