CJ de Villiers
Cornelius Johannes du Preez de Villiers, also known as CJ de Villiers (born 16 March 1986) is a South African cricketer. He is a tall (6'4") right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who plays for Free State and Titans cricket teams.
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Full name | Cornelius Johannes du Preez de Villiers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kroonstad, Orange Free State Province, South Africa | 16 March 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | CJ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010- | Titans (squad no. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007-2009 | Eagles (squad no. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006-2009 | Free State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 26 October 2006 Free State v Namibia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last First-class | 9 February 2012 Titans v Dolphins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List-A debut | 5 November 2006 Free State v Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last List-A | 18 March 2012 Northerns v KwaZulu-Natal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 June 2012 |
Career
de Villiers made his first-class debut in 2006, scoring a total of 49 runs and taking one wicket for Free State in a match against Namibia.[1] He followed 19 wickets in his debut season with a haul of forty in 2007–08, which left him as the sixth highest wicket-taker of the season.[2]
In 2008 de Villiers played in South Africa A's unofficial Test series against Sri Lanka A, taking 5 for 36 during Sri Lanka's first innings in the second match.[3]
Notes
- "Pool A: Free State v Namibia at Bloemfontein, Oct 26-28, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- "First-class Bowling in South Africa for 2007/08 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
- "2nd Unofficial Test: South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Kimberley, Sep 5-8, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
External links
- CJ de Villiers at ESPNcricinfo
- CJ de Villiers at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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