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Stanley Pierre du Preez (born 1 January 1969) is a South African former first-class cricketer.

du Preez was born at Port Elizabeth in January 1969. He later studied in England as a Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1996, making ten appearances. Playing as a left-arm medium-fast bowler, he took 5 wickets from 168 overs at the high average of 126.80, with best figures of 2 for 44. du Preez had the honour of taking the first wicket to fall in the 1996 English cricket season. In addition to playing cricket for Oxford, du Preez also represented the university in rugby union.

References

1. "Player profile: Pierre du Preez". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Pierre du Preez". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Pierre du Preez". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
4. Fay, Stephen (14 April 1996). "Oxford blue with the cold". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
5. "Stanley's exploit explosive start". The Independent. 16 November 1995. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2020.

External links

• Pierre du Preez at ESPNcricinfo

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