| Jackie du Preez | |
| Fullname: | John Harcourt du Preez |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Death Place: | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Legbreak googly |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 0 |
| Bat Avg1: | 0.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 0 |
| Deliveries1: | 144 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 17.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/22 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 120 |
| Runs2: | 4,063 |
| Bat Avg2: | 23.76 |
| 100S/50S2: | 1/19 |
| Top Score2: | 112 |
| Deliveries2: | 18,104 |
| Wickets2: | 296 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 31.13 |
| Fivefor2: | 11 |
| Tenfor2: | 1 |
| Best Bowling2: | 8/92 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 80/– |
| Column3: | LA |
| Matches3: | 20 |
| Runs3: | 160 |
| Bat Avg3: | 17.77 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 27 |
| Deliveries3: | 658 |
| Wickets3: | 16 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 23.62 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 11/– |
| International: | true |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Testcap: | 230 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Australia |
| Testdebutdate: | 3 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 1967 |
| Lasttestdate: | 24 February |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Lasttestyear: | 1967 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1294/1294.html CricketArchive |
| Date: | 9 April 2020 |
John Harcourt "Jackie" du Preez (14 November 1942 - 8 April 2020) was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in two Test matches for South Africa against Australia in 1967.[1] [2]
A leg-spinner and useful lower-order batsman, he was educated at Prince Edward School and first played for Rhodesia aged 18 against New Zealand in Bulawayo in October, 1961.[3] He represented Rhodesia a record 112 times before retiring in 1979.
Later he served as a national selector for Zimbabwe. Du Preez died on 8 April 2020 in Harare after suffering from a long-standing heart condition.[2] He was 77.[4]