Dillon du Preez

Dillon du Preez

Personal information
Full name	Dillon du Preez
Born	8 November 1981 (1981-11-08) (age 30) Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2003 – present	Free State / Eagles
2009 – present	Bangalore Royal Challengers
2008	Leicestershire County Cricket Club
First-class debut	2003/04 Free State v West Indies
Last First-class	12 March 2009 Eagles v Lions
Last List A	16 January 2009 Eagles v Titans
Career statistics
Competition	First-class	LA	Twenty-20
Matches	47	60	29
Runs scored	1013	806	249
Batting average	16.88	35.04	17.78
100s/50s	1/3	1/2	0/0
Top score	122	107*	40*
Balls bowled	8,483	2,810	522
Wickets	164	65	24
Bowling average	23.25	35.18	26.50
5 wickets in innings	5	0	0
10 wickets in match	1	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	7/108	4/22	3/25
Catches/stumpings	9/–	9/–	9/–
Source: Cricinfo, May 3 2009

Dillon du Preez (born November 8, 1981 in Port Elizabeth, Cape Province) is a South African cricketer. He currently plays for the Eagles (formerly Free State) and the Bangalore Royal Challengers. He is a right-arm fast bowler and bats right-handed.

Playing career

Dillon du Preez made his debut for Free State in the 2003/04 season, appearing in a first class match against the touring West Indies national cricket team team, with his first wicket being Shivnarine Chanderpaul and finishing with figures of 3 for 75.^[1] His interest in cricket began after attending a cricketing academy managed by international cricketers Corrie van Zyl and Rudi Steyn.^[1] During the 2007/08 season, du Preez led the Eagles to victory with 55 wickets.^[1] In the 2008 English county season, du Preez played for Leicestershire.^[1] In 2009, du Preez signed for the Bangalore Royal Challengers of the Indian Premier League, making his debut against the Mumbai Indians on May 3, 2009, taking two back-to-back wickets in his first over, including that of Sachin Tendulkar. In the same match, du Preez took his third IPL wicket (Jean-Paul Duminy).

Apart from being a talented and accurate fast bowler, he has often shown himself to be a capable batsman, having scored two first class centuries as well as scoring an unbeaten century in a List A match against Yorkshire, while playing for Leicestershire .^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Dillion du Preez". Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44938.html. Retrieved 2008-05-03. 
2. ^ http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/363551.html

External links

• Dillon du Preez at Cricinfo

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Name	Du Preez, Dillon
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Date of birth	1981-11-08
Place of birth	Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
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