John Edward Waddington (30 December 1918 – 24 November 1985) was a South African first-class cricketer. He was a prolific wicket taker for Griqualand West and was the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1953. He was the second-youngest South African first-class cricketer, having made his debut for Griqualand West in 1934 at the age of 15 years 320 days. (Dudley Theophilus had been 11 days younger on his debut in 1927.) He continued playing first-class cricket until 1958–59.