Leus du Plooy
Jacobus Leus du Plooy is a Hungarian-South African first-class cricketer who plays for, and captains Middlesex.
He was included in the Free State squad for the 2016 Africa T20 Cup. In August 2017, he was named in Benoni Zalmi's squad for the first season of the T20 Global League. However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.
In September 2018, du Plooy was named in Northerns' squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. He was the leading run-scorer for Northerns in the tournament, with 145 runs in four matches. He was also the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, with 593 runs in eleven matches, and again for Northerns in the 2018–19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup, with 647 runs in eleven matches.
In April 2019, du Plooy signed a two-year contract to play county cricket in England, joining Derbyshire as a Kolpak player. In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred. He was appointed captain of Derbyshire, replacing Billy Godleman, in October 2022.
In July 2023, it was announced that du Plooy would join Middlesex from the 2024 season, agreeing a contract that will keep him at the club until 2028. On 9 July 2025, Du Plooy was appointed as Middlesex club captain, taking up the role across all formats.
In September 2023 Du Plooy made his debut for the Hungarian National Cricket side scoring 93 runs and taking 3 wickets in a T10 victory against Finland.