Leus du Plooy

Jacobus Leus du Plooy (born 12 January 1995) is a Hungarian-South African first-class cricketer who plays for, and captains Middlesex. Quotes I think we were mid-table at that point, so I was expecting us to stay up, who briefly even discussed moving to Lord’s on loan in the latter part of last season in the hope of helping the fight against the drop. I turned back with flip-flops on and cut it. I was just running down the street with a massive bloody foot. I almost passed out from the blood. I got picked up in an ambulance, sat in hospital for two hours and never did the tour.” Leus du Plooy interview: 'It took me time to get over Middlesex relegation', April 2024, The Standard by MALIK OUZIA I'd signed quite early in that transfer window, and I think we were mid-table at that point, so I was expecting us with the quality batting line-up that we had to stay up, So that hurt me. It took me a time to get over too. But it's gone. I can see it from training; the boys haven't lingered on that or are still upset by it. It's how we get the best of ourselves this season. It would have been great in a sense, that I'd have been able to meet the lads before now, Whether I'd have helped them to stay up, I don't know. But I completely understand Mickey's point of view there; he made me captain for a reason and until the very last over on that field I was committed to Derbyshire It's always a club that I'll look back at and love them dearly. They gave me a great opportunity to play county cricket in 2019, and I had an awesome time there, but I just felt that I did all I could in that space of time from a personal level. I was always going to move, but you want to leave without burning any bridges. I certainly feel proud of my time there. The city of London was a major attraction away from cricket," he added. Me and my missus don't have any kids, so it's a great time in our lives to explore the city. I'm a city boy from Pretoria in South Africa, so we enjoy the things that a big city offers. I think it's quite important away from cricket to fulfil whatever you want with your off-time Looking back at your career, you'll remember the times that you won trophies. Some guys in the dressing-room have had a taste of that, and I certainly want to. Whether it's realistic for this season, that isn't for me to judge, but I'll give it my very best to try and build something special here. There was no money there, it was a week in Spain for me to enjoy it. We got into the final and lost to Ireland, but that was all just add-ons. The whole experience was great Leus du Plooy: 'I'm excited to build memories at Lord's that are dear to me', April 2024, Cricinfo by Andrew Miller External links Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Cricketers from South Africa