Leus du Plooy

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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
2022/23–presentBoland
2023–presentJoburg Super Kings
2023Southern Brave
2024Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 102 50 128
Runs scored 6,624 2,002 2,698
Batting average 47.31 54.10 30.65
100s/50s 19/33 5/11 0/15
Top score 238* 155 92
Balls bowled 2,189 417 205
Wickets 27 11 14
Bowling average 56.18 38.18 20.57
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/76 3/19 4/15
Catches/stumpings 69/– 24/– 58/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 January 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]

Personal life[edit]

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

References[edit]

  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".

External links[edit]

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