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| Full name | John Harcourt du Preez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1942 Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 2020 (aged 77) Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 230) | 3 February 1967 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 24 February 1967 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Harcourt "Jackie" du Preez (14 November 1942 – 8 April 2020) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in two Tests 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.
References
- ^ "Jackie Du Preez". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b "Zimbabwean Jackie du Preez who played for South Africa dies at 77". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Glen Byrom, ed. (1980), Rhodesian Sports Profiles 1907- 1979, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, pp. 95–101.
- ^ Jonty Winch (1983), Cricket's Rich Heritage: A History of Rhodesian and Zimbabwean Cricket 1890-1982, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe, p. 220