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Full name | Jacobus Leus du Plooy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | 12 January 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14–2017/18 | Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16–2017/18 | Knights | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19 | Titans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Derbyshire (squad no. 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22 | South Western Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23–present | Boland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Joburg Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–2024 | Southern Brave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Middlesex (squad no. 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
Du Plooy is of Hungarian descent and holds a Hungarian passport. [12]
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