Jackie du Preez

Jackie du Preez
Personal information
Full name
John Harcourt du Preez
Born(1942-11-14)14 November 1942
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Died8 April 2020(2020-04-08) (aged 77)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak googly
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 230)3 February 1967 v Australia
Last Test24 February 1967 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 2 120 20
Runs scored 0 4,063 160
Batting average 0.00 23.76 17.77
100s/50s 0/0 1/19 0/0
Top score 0 112 27
Balls bowled 144 18,104 658
Wickets 3 296 16
Bowling average 17.00 31.13 23.62
5 wickets in innings 0 11 1
10 wickets in match 0 1 0
Best bowling 2/22 8/92 5/42
Catches/stumpings 2/– 80/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 9 April 2020

John Harcourt "Jackie" du Preez (14 November 1942 – 8 April 2020) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in two Test matches for South Africa against Australia in 1967.[1][2]

A leg-spinner and useful lower-order batsman, he was educated at Prince Edward School and first played for Rhodesia aged 18 against New Zealand in Bulawayo in October, 1961.[3] He represented Rhodesia a record 112 times before retiring in 1979.[4]

Later he served as a national selector for Zimbabwe. Du Preez died on 8 April 2020 in Harare after suffering from a long-standing heart condition.[2] He was 77.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Jackie Du Preez". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Zimbabwean Jackie du Preez who played for South Africa dies at 77". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. ^ Glen Byrom, ed. (1980), Rhodesian Sports Profiles 1907- 1979, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, pp. 95–101.
  4. ^ Jonty Winch (1983), Cricket's Rich Heritage: A History of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Cricket 1890-1982, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, p. 220
  5. ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Bloomsbury USA. p. 239. ISBN 9781472975478.


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