| Intro | South African cricketer | ||
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Athlete Cricketer |
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| From | South Africa | ||
| Type | Sports | ||
| Gender | male | ||
| Birth | 16 March 1986, Kroonstad, South Africa | ||
| Age: | 34 years | ||
| Star sign | Pisces | ||
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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.
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. 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.
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.