Mignon du Preez

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Mignon du Preez
2020 ICC W T20 WC E v SA 02-23 du Preez (01).jpg
Du Preez batting for South Africa during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameMignon du Preez
Born (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 32)
Pretoria, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 50)16 November 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 49)22 January 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI19 September 2021 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.22
T20I debut (cap 4)10 August 2007 v New Zealand
Last T20I21 March 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–presentNortherns
2015/16–2020/21Melbourne Stars
2017Sussex
2017–2018Southern Vipers
2019Loughborough Lightning
2021–presentManchester Originals
2021/22–presentHobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 142 108
Runs scored 119 3554 1750
Batting average 59.50 33.52 21.60
100s/50s 1/0 2/17 0/7
Top score 102 116* 69
Balls bowled 6 29 18
Wickets 0 1 0
Bowling average - 31.00 -
5 wickets in innings 0 - -
10 wickets in match 0 - -
Best bowling - 1/9 -
Catches/stumpings -/– 36/- 25/-
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 September 2021

Mignon du Preez (born 13 June 1989) is a South African cricketer, who was the women's team captain in all 3 forms of cricket Test, ODI and Twenty20 from 2007 to 2018. A right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, du Preez made her debut for the South Africa national women's cricket team in January 2007, aged seventeen.[1] Besides being the South African player with most matches as captain in both ODI[2] and Twenty20,[3] she is the highest run-scorer for South Africa women in Twenty20[4] and also the highest in ODI.[5]

On 21 February 2016, she became the first South African women to score 1,000 career runs in T20I during a match against England.[6] On 21 June 2016, she decided to step down as South Africa women's captain, after having led the team for almost 5 years (since 2011) in one Test, 46 ODIs and 50 T20Is.[7][8]

On 25 June 2017, in South Africa's match against Pakistan in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, she became the first woman for South Africa to play in 100 ODI matches.[9]

In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[10] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[11][12]

In November 2018, she was contracted by Melbourne Stars for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[13][14] In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[15][16] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[17] In their opening match of the tournament, against England, du Preez played in her 100th WT20I match.[18]

On 23 July 2020, du Preez was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[19]

Education[]

She is studying towards a marketing degree at the University of Pretoria.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "Player Profile:Mignon du Preez". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Most matches as captain in ODI". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Most matches as captain in T20". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. ^ "SA T20 Most runs in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Records / South Africa Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. ^ "England women clinch T20 series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Mignon du Preez steps down as Proteas women's captain / Women's contracts for 2016/2017 season announced". CSA. 21 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Statistics / Statsguru / M du Preez". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Ismail, Luus lift South Africa to thrilling win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  13. ^ "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  14. ^ "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  16. ^ "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  17. ^ "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Mignon du Preez set to play her 100th T20I". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  19. ^ "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Mignon du Preez Retrieved 25 June 2011

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