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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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