Jackie du Preez


John Harcourt "Jackie" du Preez was a Rhodesian cricketer who played in two Tests for South Africa against Australia in 1967.
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. 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. He was 77.