Leus du Plooy is a Hungarian-South African cricketer who plays for and captains Middlesex in English county cricket and has represented teams like the Dubai Capitals in franchise leagues. He is a left-handed middle-order batter and an occasional slow left-arm orthodox bowler.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex vs Essex · Match 51 | T20 | June 7, 2026 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 82.35 |
| Surrey vs Middlesex · Match 36 | T20 | June 3, 2026 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Middlesex vs Hampshire · Match 29 | T20 | May 31, 2026 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 94.12 |
| Sussex vs Middlesex · Match 28 | T20 | May 30, 2026 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Middlesex vs Surrey · Match 11 | T20 | May 24, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Middlesex vs Kent · Match 1 | T20 | May 22, 2026 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 190.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesex vs Northamptonshire · 38th Match | First Class | July 22, 2025 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Middlesex vs Hampshire · Match 91 | T20 | July 9, 2025 | 0.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Sussex vs Middlesex · 55th Match | First Class | September 26, 2024 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.43 |
| Yorkshire vs Middlesex · 44th Match | First Class | August 29, 2024 | 20 | 0 | 94 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.70 |
| Middlesex vs Leicestershire · 17th Match | First Class | May 3, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Gloucestershire vs Middlesex · 13th Match | First Class | April 26, 2024 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality Blast 2026 | T20 | May 22, 2026 - Jul 18, 2026 | 93 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 120.78 |
| County Championship Division Two 2026 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 3, 2026 - Sep 27, 2026 | 701 | 1055 | 71 | 2 | 66.45 |
| SA20 2025 | T20 | Dec 26, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 86 | 49 | 10 | 4 | 175.51 |
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 108 | 101 | 11 | 1 | 106.93 |
| Abu Dhabi T10 League 2025 | T10 | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 52 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 118.18 |
| CSA T20 Challenge 2025 | T20 | Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 133 | 87 | 11 | 5 | 152.87 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitality County Championship Division Two 2024 | FIRSTCLASS | Apr 5, 2024 - Sep 26, 2024 | 48 | 3 | 229 | 3 | 1/9 | 4.77 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 204 | 190 | 4336 | 3237 | 92 | 28.7100 | 133.9500 | 39 | 366 | 142 | 26 | 0 |
| List A | 50 | 47 | 2002 | 2295 | 155 | 54.1000 | 87.2300 | 10 | 151 | 32 | 11 | 5 |
| First Class | 132 | 211 | 8916 | 16381 | 263 | 49.2500 | 54.4200 | 30 | 1012 | 63 | 45 | 25 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 | 204 | 21 | 36.20 | 218 | 308 | 14 | 22.0000 | 8.4700 | 15.5000 | 4/15 | 4/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 50 | 22 | 69.30 | 417 | 420 | 11 | 38.1800 | 6.0400 | 37.9000 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 132 | 81 | 417.50 | 2507 | 1771 | 30 | 59.0300 | 4.2300 | 83.5000 | 3/76 | 3/76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississauga Masters vs White Rock Warriors · Match 15 | T10 | October 13, 2025 | 68 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 261.54 |
| Dubai Capitals vs Gulf Giants · Qualifier 2 | T20 | February 15, 2024 | 63 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 157.50 |
DC VS ADKR Eliminator 1 ILT20: Where to Watch Abu Dhabi Knight Riders vs Dubai Capitals, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details 
DC VS MIE 29th ILT20: Where to Watch Dubai Capitals vs MI Emirates, H2H, Playing 11 & Full Match Details Domestic/Franchise: Free State, Knights, Northerns, Titans, Derbyshire, Welsh Fire, South Western Districts, Boland, Joburg Super Kings, Southern Brave, Karachi Kings, Middlesex, Dolphins, Dubai Capitals
International: South Africa Emerging Players, Hungary
He has also stated his ambition to potentially represent England after qualifying through residency in 2024, a country he has "grown to love".
T20I Debut: July 15, 2021, vs. Ireland.
ODI Debut: (Date not specified in snippets, but occurred after his T20I debut).
County Championship (Middlesex): Played significant innings, including a 171 not out in September 2025 against Gloucestershire, and featured in matches in late 2025.
Dubai Capitals (ILT20): Played matches in December 2025.
Southern Brave (The Hundred): Played in the 2025 season.
Leading Run-Scorer: He was the leading run-scorer for Northerns in the 2018 Africa T20 Cup, the 2018-19 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, and the 2018-19 CSA 3-Day Provincial Cup.
Highest Individual Score (ECN): His score of 162 for Hungary at the European Cricket Championships (ECC) 2023 is the highest individual score in the history of the European Cricket Network.
Captaincy: He was appointed club captain of Derbyshire in October 2022 and now holds the same position for Middlesex across all formats as of July 2025.
| Competition | Matches | Runs Scored | Batting Average | 100s/50s | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-Class | 129 | 8,588 | 48.51 | 24/43 | 30 |
| List A | 50 | 2,002 | 54.10 | 5/11 | 11 |
| T20 | 201 | 4,250 | 28.52 | 0/25 | 14 |
| T20I | 5 (for South Africa) | N/A | 8.54 | 0/0 | N/A |
