Mignon du Preez

Mignon du Preez (born 13 June 1989) is a South African cricketer, who was the women's team captain in all 3 forms of cricket Test, ODI and T20I from 2007 to 2018. A right-handed batter and occasional wicket-keeper, du Preez made her debut for the South Africa national women's cricket team in January 2007, aged seventeen.[1] Besides being the South African player with most matches as captain in both ODI[2] and T20I,[3] she is the highest run-scorer for South Africa women in ODIs and T20Is.[4][5] In April 2022, du Preez announced her retirment from Test and WODI cricket, allowing her to focus on the shorter format of the game and spend more time with her family.[6]

Mignon du Preez
Du Preez batting for South Africa during the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
Personal information
Full nameMignon du Preez
Born (1989-06-13) 13 June 1989
Pretoria, South Africa
NicknameMinx
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatter, occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 50)16 November 2014 v India
ODI debut (cap 49)22 January 2007 v Pakistan
Last ODI31 March 2022 v England
ODI shirt no.22
T20I debut (cap 4)10 August 2007 v New Zealand
Last T20I21 March 2021 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003/04–presentNortherns
2015/16–2020/21Melbourne Stars
2017Sussex
2017–2018Southern Vipers
2019Loughborough Lightning
2021Manchester Originals
2021/22–presentHobart Hurricanes
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I
Matches 1 146 108
Runs scored 119 3,599 1,750
Batting average 59.50 33.32 21.60
100s/50s 1/0 2/17 0/7
Top score 102 116* 69
Balls bowled 6 29 18
Wickets 0 1 0
Bowling average – 31.00 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling – 1/9 –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 37/0 25/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 31 March 2022

Early life

Du Preez started playing cricket "by accident" at the age of four.[7] Her father was coaching her brother's u/7 mini cricket team, and she always watched the team's games as a proud supporter. While attending one of the games, she was asked to fill in an empty spot. She ended up being named as the day's 'best batter', an accolade that kindled her love for the game.[7]

Career

Du Preez made her debut for South Africa in 2007.[8]

In 2014, du Preez captained South Africa in her debut and only Test match, against India at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground in Mysore.[8][9] India batted first, and declared at 400 for 6. Du Preez then scored 102 in her maiden Test innings, but her team's total of 234 was not enough to prevent India from enforcing the follow on. South Africa made only 132 in its second innings, and lost the match by an innings and 34 runs.[9]

On 21 February 2016, she became the first South African women to score 1,000 career runs in T20I during a match against England.[10] On 21 June 2016, she decided to step down as South Africa women's captain, after having led the team for almost 5 years (since 2011) in one Test, 46 ODIs and 50 T20Is.[11][12]

On 25 June 2017, in South Africa's match against Pakistan in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, she became the first woman for South Africa to play in 100 ODI matches.[13]

In March 2018, she was one of fourteen players to be awarded a national contract by Cricket South Africa ahead of the 2018–19 season.[14] In October 2018, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[15][16]

In November 2018, she was contracted by Melbourne Stars for the 2018–19 Women's Big Bash League season.[17][18] In September 2019, she was named in the Devnarain XI squad for the inaugural edition of the Women's T20 Super League in South Africa.[19][20] In January 2020, she was named in South Africa's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia.[21] In their opening match of the tournament, against England, du Preez played in her 100th WT20I match.[22]

On 23 July 2020, du Preez was named in South Africa's 24-woman squad to begin training in Pretoria, ahead of their tour to England.[23] In 2021, she was drafted by Manchester Originals for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[24]

In February 2022, she was named in South Africa's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[25] In April 2022, she was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred in England.[26]

On 7 April 2022, she announced her retirement from longer formats of cricket.[27]

Education

She is studying towards a marketing degree at the University of Pretoria.[28]

Personal life

Du Preez's nickname is "Minx".[7][29] She and her husband, Tony van der Merwe, an urban planner, were married on 5 December 2015.[30][31] Du Preez was raised in a Christian household, and dedicated her life to Jesus while attending a youth seminar at the age of 10. She has said that the sports in which she has been involved have "... never placed any limitation on my Christianity ..."[7]

References
  1. "Player Profile:Mignon du Preez". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  2. "Most matches as captain in ODI". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. "Most matches as captain in T20". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. "SA T20 Most runs in a career". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. "Records / South Africa Women / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2010.
  6. "Mignon du Preez announces retirement from ODIs and Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  7. "Mignon Du Preez talking cricket and her faith". christ centered cricketers. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. Women's CricZone Staff (7 April 2022). "Mignon du Preez announces retirement from ODIs, Tests". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. Sudarshanan, S. (29 March 2020). "Rewind: Memorable ton, forgettable Test for Mignon du Preez". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  10. "England women clinch T20 series". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  11. "Mignon du Preez steps down as Proteas women's captain / Women's contracts for 2016/2017 season announced". CSA. 21 June 2016.
  12. "Statistics / Statsguru / M du Preez". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  13. "Ismail, Luus lift South Africa to thrilling win". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  14. "Ntozakhe added to CSA womens' contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  15. "Cricket South Africa name Women's World T20 squad". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  16. "Shabnim Ismail, Trisha Chetty named in South Africa squad for Women's WT20". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  17. "WBBL04: All you need to know guide". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  18. "The full squads for the WBBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  19. "Cricket South Africa launches four-team women's T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  20. "CSA launches inaugural Women's T20 Super League". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  21. "South Africa news Dane van Niekerk to lead experienced South Africa squad in T20 World Cup". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  22. "Mignon du Preez set to play her 100th T20I". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  23. "CSA to resume training camps for women's team". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  24. "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  25. "Lizelle Lee returns as South Africa announce experience-laden squad for Women's World Cup". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  26. "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  27. "Mignon du Preez announces retirement from longer formats". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  28. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 25 June 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Mignon du Preez Retrieved 25 June 2011
  29. Du Preez, Jacques (29 January 2012). "Mignon, Dane in Rare Limited Overs Double". gsport4girls. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  30. Du Preez, Mignon [@MdpMinx22] (6 December 2016). "Hi Guys! Feel free to watch our awesome Wedding Video" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 April 2022 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. Vice, Telford (2 March 2020). "De Kock, Niekerk, and the South African asymmetry". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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