Leus du Plooy
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Full name | Jacobus Leus du Plooy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
12 January 1995 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | 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–present | Derbyshire (squad no. 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Welsh Fire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22 | South Western Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022/23–present | Boland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Joburg Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 June 2023 |
Jacobus Leus du Plooy (born 12 January 1995) is a Hungarian-South African first-class cricketer who plays for Derbyshire.[1] He was included in the Free State squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup.[2] In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.[3] However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.[4]
In September 2018, he was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[5] He was the leading run-scorer for Northerns in the tournament, with 145 runs in four matches.[6] He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 593 runs in eleven matches,[7] and the leading run-scorer for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 647 runs in eleven matches.[8]
In April 2019, Du Plooy signed a two-year contract to play county cricket in England, joining Derbyshire as a Kolpak player.[9] In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[10] He was appointed captain of Derbyshire, replacing Billy Godleman, in October 2022.[11]
Personal life
Leus is of Hungarian descent and holds a Hungarian passport.[12]
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- Derbyshire cricket captains
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- Derbyshire cricketers
- Free State cricketers
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