Leus du Plooy

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Leus du Plooy
Personal information
Full name Jacobus Leus du Plooy
Born (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Role Batter
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 95 50 117
Runs scored 6,186 2,002 2,548
Batting average 46.86 54.10 31.85
100s/50s 17/32 5/11 0/15
Top score 238* 155 92
Balls bowled 2,087 417 200
Wickets 27 11 14
Bowling average 53.59 38.18 19.42
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/76 3/19 4/15
Catches/stumpings 67/– 24/– 50/–
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]

References

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External links

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