Leus du Plooy
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| Full name | Jacobus Leus du Plooy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1995 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | Boland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Joburg Super Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Southern Brave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Middlesex (squad no. 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Karachi Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 May 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.
In September 2018, du Plooy was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Northerns in the tournament, with 145 runs in four matches. He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 593 runs in eleven matches, and again for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 647 runs in eleven matches.
In April 2019, du Plooy signed a two-year contract to play county cricket in England, joining Derbyshire as a Kolpak player. In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred. He was appointed captain of Derbyshire, replacing Billy Godleman, in October 2022.
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. He is expected to qualify for representing England in early 2025.