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Francois du Plessis

Faf du Plessis
Personal information
Full name Francois du Plessis
Born (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984 (age 33)
Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Nickname Faf
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm leg-break
Role Batsman, South Africa Test and T20 captain
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 314) 22 November 2012 v Australia
Last Test 26 December 2016 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 101) 18 January 2011 v India
Last ODI 11 June 2017 v India
ODI shirt no. 18
Domestic team information
Years Team
2004–present Northerns
2005–present Titans
2008–2009 Lancashire
2011–2015 Chennai Super Kings (squad no. 13)
2012 Melbourne Renegades
2016—present Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 13)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 36 101 113 214
Runs scored 2,212 3,354 6,538 7,269
Batting average 44.24 40.90 40.11 43.78
100s/50s 6/9 8/23 14/38 15/44
Top score 137 185 176 185
Balls bowled 78 192 2,558 2,238
Wickets 0 2 41 54
Bowling average 94.50 36.02 37.59
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/8 4/39 4/47
Catches/stumpings 20/– 50/– 93/– 113/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 January 2017

Francois "Faf" du Plessis (/ˈdplɛˌsi/ DOO-pless-ee; born 13 July 1984) is a South African cricketer and the current Test and T20 captain of the Proteas.

He is a usual fixture at international level for the South African national cricket team. A right-handed middle order batsman who moved up to number 3 and also bowls part-time leg spin, du Plessis has played South African domestic cricket for Northerns and the Titans, as well as matches for Lancashire, the Chennai Super Kings, and the Melbourne Renegades.

He made his Test debut in November 2012, he became the fourth South African to score a Test century on debut. du Plessis was subsequently also named T20 captain of South Africa for the following Twenty20 series against New Zealand and confirmed full-time skipper in Feb 2013.

Du Plessis took over the Test captaincy from teammate AB de Villiers in December 2016 after he relinquished it

du Plessis was given a 6-month contract with Lancashire for the 2008 season starting in April as a Kolpak player after impressing the board with good performances in the local Nottinghamshire leagues for Mansfield Hosiery Mills and in the Lancashire League for Todmorden. Once, whilst batting at Bolton-le-Sands Cricket Club, he hit a 6 unfortunately breaking Mitch's dad's window. It's okay though. Jeff's cool. Du Plessis started his Lancashire account by scoring 55 against Durham UCCE before being dismissed by opening bowler Foster. Following his six-month stint with Lancashire, du Plessis signed a new three-year deal with the club. Lancashire coach Mike Watkinson praised du Plessis' fielding, saying "if there's a better fielder in county cricket I've not seen him this season". In March 2010, it was announced that du Plessis would no longer be allowed to play for Lancashire as a Kolpak player after changes to the Kolpak rules. In 2011, he was signed by the 2010 IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings for US$120,000 at the Indian Premier League player auction.


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