Dillon du Preez
Dillon du Preez (born 8 November 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 3 May 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] He was included in the Free State cricket team squad for the 2015 Africa T20 Cup.[3]
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