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Jacques du Toit (cricketer)

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Jacques Du Toit
Personal information
Full name
Jacques Du Toit
Born (1980-01-02) 2 January 1980 (age 44)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
NicknameDutch
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1998/99–2004/05Easterns
2008–2012Leicestershire (squad no. 8)
2010/11Colombo
2013–2017Northumberland
2018–2019Cumberland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 41 52 55
Runs scored 1,944 1,243 646
Batting average 31.35 26.44 15.02
100s/50s 4/10 2/4 0/1
Top score 154 144 69
Balls bowled 624 66 32
Wickets 6 2 2
Bowling average 72.66 33.00 33.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/31 2/30 2/30
Catches/stumpings 32/– 19/– 28/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 May 2022

Jacques Du Toit (born 2 January 1980) is a cricketer who played for Leicestershire. He is a middle order right handed batsman who can also bowl medium fast.

Originally from South Africa, English qualified Du Toit played for Leicestershire between 2008 and 2012. In 2008 he made his maiden first class century against Northamptonshire[1] and his highest one day score came when he scored 144 from 119 balls in the Pro40 game with Glamorgan, although it was not enough to prevent a four-wicket defeat.

The 2010 was successful, with Du Toit scoring 899 County Championship runs, culminating im him signing a new two-year contract. His performances in all forms of the county game earned him the honour of winning Leicestershire's Supporter's Player of the Year.

Career best performances

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Batting Bowling (innings)
Score Fixture Venue Season Figures Fixture Venue Season
FC 154 Leicestershire v Cambridge MCCU Cambridge 2010 3/31 Leicestershire v Gloucestershire Leicester 2008
LA 144 Leicestershire v Glamorgan Colwyn Bay 2008 2/30 Easterns v KwaZulu-Natal Benoni 2004
T20 69 Leicestershire v Lancashire Leicester 2010 2/15 Leicestershire v Derbyshire Leicester 2008

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