Gary du Plessis

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]

Gary du Plessis
Personal information
Born(1974-08-19)19 August 1974
Salisbury, Rhodesia
Died25 March 2006(2006-03-25) (aged 31)
Harare, Zimbabwe
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98Mashonaland A
1999/2000Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 4 1
Runs scored 31 7
Batting average 10.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 17 7*
Balls bowled 186 18
Wickets 2 0
Bowling average 57.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/–
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

  1. "Gary du Plessis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gary du Plessis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. Sajad, Kal (19 May 2021). "Dean du Plessis: The first visually impaired commentator to cover international cricket". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  4. 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.


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