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Leus du Plooy
du Plooy in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Jacobus Leus du Plooy
Born (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBatter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013/14–2017/18Free State
2015/16–2017/18Knights
2018/19Northerns
2018/19Titans
2019–2023Derbyshire (squad no. 76)
2021–2022Welsh Fire
2021/22South Western Districts
2022/23Boland
2023–presentJoburg Super Kings
2023–2024Southern Brave
2024Middlesex (squad no. 76)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 116 50 162
Runs scored 7,579 2,002 3,492
Batting average 47.66 54.10 29.84
100s/50s 21/38 5/11 0/20
Top score 238* 155 92
Balls bowled 2,477 417 217
Wickets 30 11 14
Bowling average 58.20 38.18 21.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/76 3/19 4/15
Catches/stumpings 85/– 24/– 67/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024

Jacobus Leus du Plooy (born 12 January 1995) is a Hungarian-South African first-class cricketer who plays for Middlesex. [1]

He was included in the Free State squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[1] In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[2] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[3]

In September 2018, du Plooy was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[4] He was the leading run-scorer for Northerns in the tournament, with 145 runs in four matches.[5] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 593 runs in eleven matches,[6] and again for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 647 runs in eleven matches.[7]

In April 2019, du Plooy signed a two-year contract to play county cricket in England, joining Derbyshire as a Kolpak player.[8] In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[9] He was appointed captain of Derbyshire, replacing Billy Godleman, in October 2022.[10]

In July 2023, it was announced that du Plooy would join Middlesex from the 2024 season, agreeing a contract that will keep him at the club until 2028.

In September 2023 Du Plooy made his debut for the Hungarian National Cricket side scoring 93 runs and taking 3 wickets in a T10 victory against Finland.[11] He is expected to qualify for representing England in early 2025.

Personal life

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Du Plooy is of Hungarian descent and holds a Hungarian passport.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Free State Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ^ "T20 Global League announces final team squads". T20 Global League. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Northerns Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Africa T20 Cup, 2018/19 - Northerns: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ "CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  7. ^ "CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, 2018/19 - Northerns: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Leus du Plooy: Derbyshire sign South African batsman on Kolpak deal". 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  9. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Leus du Plooy replaces Billy Godleman as Derbyshire captain". ESPNcricinfo. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Hungary vs Finland| European Cricket Championship, 2023 | Scorecard". European Cricket Network. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Derbyshire still hope Abbott will be added to attack".
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