Gary du Plessis (19 August 1974 – 25 March 2006) was a Zimbabwean cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler,[1] he played one first-class match for Mashonaland A in 1997 and three first-class matches for Mashonaland in 2000.[2]
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| Born | 19 August 1974 Salisbury, Rhodesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 March 2006 (aged 31) Harare, Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997/98 | Mashonaland A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999/2000 | Mashonaland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Salisbury (now Harare), he was the brother of Dean du Plessis, a blind cricket commentator.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Gary du Plessis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Gary du Plessis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ Sajad, Kal (19 May 2021). "Dean du Plessis: The first visually impaired commentator to cover international cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ du Plessis, Dean (19 November 2016). "Blind commentator Dean du Plessis on how he fell in love with the game". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
External links
edit- Gary du Plessis at ESPNcricinfo
- Gary du Plessis at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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