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{{short description|South African cricketer and coach}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Dillon du Preez
| country = South Africa
| full_name = Dillon du Preez
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Port Elizabeth]], [[Cape Province]], South Africa
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[Fast bowling#Categorisation of fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]

| club1 = [[Free State cricket team|Free State]]
| year1 = 2003–2017
| club3 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| year3 = 2009
| club2 = [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club]]
| year2 = 2008
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 92
| runs1 = 2,362
| bat avg1 = 19.84
| 100s/50s1 = 2/10
| top score1 = 122
| deliveries1 = 16,079
| wickets1 = 330
| bowl avg1 = 21.92
| fivefor1 = 14
| tenfor1 = 2
| best bowling1 = 7/108
| catches/stumpings1 = 26/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 134
| runs2 = 1,356
| bat avg2 = 21.87
| 100s/50s2 = 1/5
| top score2 = 107[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 6,228
| wickets2 = 177
| bowl avg2 = 29.04
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/31
| catches/stumpings2 = 30/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 cricket|T20]]
| matches3 = 86
| runs3 = 682
| bat avg3 = 20.05
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 46
| deliveries3 = 2,040
| wickets3 = 82
| bowl avg3 = 24.87
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/25
| catches/stumpings3 = 26/–
| date = 16 October
| year = 2024
| source = http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44938.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Dillon du Preez''' (born 8 November 1981) is a South African retired [[cricketer]] who played for the [[Diamond Eagles|Eagles]] (formerly [[Free State cricket team|Free State]]) and the [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]. He was a right-arm [[fast bowling|fast bowler]] and bats right-handed. He was born at [[Port Elizabeth]].

==Playing career==
Dillon du Preez made his debut for Free State in the 2003–04 season, appearing in a first class match against the touring [[West Indies national cricket team]], with his first wicket being [[Shivnarine Chanderpaul]] and finishing with figures of 3 for 75.<ref name="cricinfo">{{cite web|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44938.html|title=Dillion du Preez|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2008-05-03}}</ref> His interest in cricket began after attending a cricketing academy managed by international cricketers [[Corrie van Zyl]] and [[Rudi Steyn]].<ref name="cricinfo"/> During the 2007–08 season, du Preez led the Eagles to victory with 55 wickets.<ref name="cricinfo"/> In the 2008 English county season, du Preez played for [[Leicestershire County Cricket Club|Leicestershire]].<ref name="cricinfo"/> In 2009, du Preez signed for the [[Bangalore Royal Challengers]] of the [[Indian Premier League]], making his debut against the [[Mumbai Indians]] on 3 May 2009, taking two back-to-back wickets in his first over, including that of [[Sachin Tendulkar]]. In the same match, du Preez took his third IPL wicket ([[Jean-Paul Duminy]]).

Apart from being a talented and accurate fast bowler, he has often shown himself to be a capable batsman, having scored two first class centuries as well as scoring an unbeaten century in a List A match against [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]], while playing for Leicestershire .<ref name="cricinfo"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://content.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/363551.html|title=du Preez ton in vain as Yorkshire win thriller|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2018-10-19|language=en}}</ref> He was included in the [[Free State cricket team]] squad for the [[2015 Africa T20 Cup]].<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/africa-t20-cup-2015-16/content/squad/910899.html Free State Squad / Players] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2015.</ref> In August 2017, he was named in [[Benoni Zalmi]]'s squad for the first season of the [[T20 Global League]].<ref name="T20GL">{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, in October 2017, [[Cricket South Africa]] initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.<ref name="PP">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Du Preez retired from professional cricket in 2017.<ref name=assistant>{{cite web|url=https://womencricket.com/2020/09/09/dillon-du-preez-appointed-as-sa-women-assistant-coach/|title=Dillon du Preez appointed as SA Women assistant coach|publisher=Women Cricket|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref><ref name=times>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/south-africa-appoint-dillon-du-preez-as-assistant-coach-of-womens-team/articleshow/77996851.cms|title=South Africa appoint Dillon du Preez as assistant coach of women's team|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
After retiring from playing, du Preez took up coaching and was appointed as assistant coach for the [[South Africa women's national cricket team]] in September 2020.<ref name=assistant/><ref name=times/> Following [[Hilton Moreeng]]'s retirement he was made interim head coach in May 2024, before [[Mandla Mashimbyi]] took on the permanent role in November 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ofm.co.za/article/cricket/331646/du-preez-named-new-proteas-women-interim-coach|title=Du Preez named new Proteas Women interim coach|publisher=OFM News|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hilton-moreeng-quits-as-south-africa-women-head-coach-1433209|title=Hilton Moreeng's stint as head coach of South Africa women's team ends after 11 years|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|accessdate=16 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mandla Mashimbyi appointed South Africa Women's head coach |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/csa-appoint-mandla-mashimbyi-head-coach-of-south-africa-women-1462583 |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=44938}}

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