| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francois du Plessis | |||
| Born | 13 July 1984 Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| Nickname | "FAF" | |||
| Batting style | Right-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg break | |||
| Role | All-Rounder | |||
| ODI debut (cap 101) | 18 January 2011 v India | |||
| Last ODI | 25 March 2011 v New Zealand | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2005/06–present | Titans | |||
| 2008–2009 | Lancashire (squad no. 12) | |||
| 2003/04–2005/06 | Northerns | |||
| 2011–present | Chennai Super Kings | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | ODI | FC | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 10 | 71 | 109 | 43 |
| Runs scored | 228 | 3,560 | 3,297 | 692 |
| Batting average | 32.57 | 33.58 | 43.38 | 20.35 |
| 100s/50s | 0/2 | 4/26 | 7/19 | 0/3 |
| Top score | 60 | 176 | 120* | 78* |
| Balls bowled | 66 | 2,048 | 1,710 | 528 |
| Wickets | 1 | 32 | 45 | 34 |
| Bowling average | 64.00 | 35.96 | 35.08 | 18.41 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Best bowling | 1/22 | 4/39 | 4/47 | 3/18 |
| Catches/stumpings | 3/– | 67/– | 60/– | 14/– |
| Source: Cricketarchive, 9 September 2011 | ||||
Francois "Faf" du Plessis (born 13 July 1984) is a right-handed batsman who plays One Day International cricket for South Africa and is a former under 19 representative.
He was given a 6 month contract with Lancashire for the 2008 season starting in April as a Kolpak player after impressing the board with good performances in the local Nottinghamshire leagues for Mansfield Hosiery Mills Cricket Club and in the Lancashire League for Todmorden.[1][2] Du Plessis started his Lancashire account by scoring 55 against Durham UCCE before being dismissed by opening bowler Foster. Following his six month stint with Lancashire, du Plessis signed a new three-year deal with the club. Lancashire coach Mike Watkinson praised du Plessis' fielding, saying "if there's a better fielder in county cricket I've not seen him this season".[3] In March 2010, it was announced that du Plessis would no longer be allowed to play for Lancashire as a Kolpak player after changes to the Kolpak rules. Peter Moores, who took over as the club's coach at the start of the 2009 season,[4][5] rued the loss and said "Not only is Faf a very talented cricketer, but during his two years at Lancashire was lauded by everyone in English cricket for his fielding brilliance. His positive energy and enthusiastic approach to the job at hand will be sorely missed and I speak on behalf of everyone in the dressing room when I thank Faf for his unwavering commitment and his contribution to the club and its supporters".[6] Francois du Plessis, who is little known in India, has been signed by the 2010 IPL Champions Chennai Super Kings for US $120,000 at the IPL Player Auction 2011, held at the Indian city of Bengaluru, this comes as a big surprise due to his identity whereas more experienced and powerful stars like West Indians legend Brian Lara, Chris Gayle and former Indian Cricket Captain Saurav Ganguly were sidelined.[7]
Along with Jonathan Vandiar, Dean Elgar, and Ethi Mbhalati, du Plessis was one of four uncapped players to be named in South Africa's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2011 World Cup.[8] Du Plessis has played 10 ODI's for South Africa and was named one of the five South Africa Cricket Annual's Players Of The Year 2011.
He is currently represented by The Stellar Group .
Francois attended Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Afrikaans High School for Boys, also known as Affies), a public school located in Pretoria. He attended alongside fellow Titans cricketers AB de Villiers, Heino Kuhn and Jacques Rudolph. He is also a graduate of the University of Pretoria.
He is a second cousin of Namibian rugby star Marcel du Plessis.
He was featured in the music video for the song "Maak Jou Drome Waar", a duet by AB de Villiers and Ampie du Preez.[9]
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