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CJ de Villiers

CJ de Villiers

South African cricketer

Cornelius Johannes du Preez de Villiers, also known as CJ de Villiers (born 16 March 1986) is a South African cricketer. He is a tall (6'4") right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler, who plays for Free State and Titans cricket teams.

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Career

de Villiers made his first-class debut in 2006, scoring a total of 49 runs and taking one wicket for Free State in a match against Namibia.[1] He followed 19 wickets in his debut season with a haul of forty in 2007–08, which left him as the sixth highest wicket-taker of the season.[2]

In 2008 de Villiers played in South Africa A's unofficial Test series against Sri Lanka A, taking 5 for 36 during Sri Lanka's first innings in the second match.[3]

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Pool A: Free State v Namibia at Bloemfontein, Oct 26-28, 2006". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  2. [2]
    "First-class Bowling in South Africa for 2007/08 (Ordered by Wickets)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  3. [3]
    "2nd Unofficial Test: South Africa A v Sri Lanka A at Kimberley, Sep 5-8, 2008". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
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