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    "excerpt": "Johannesburg, April 10:\u00a0Former South Africa spinner and Zimbabwe selector, John Harcourt du Preez has died at the age of 77 after prolonged illness. In a media release, Cricket South Africa (CSA) sai",
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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Johannesburg, April 10:<\/strong>&nbsp;Former South Africa spinner and Zimbabwe selector, John Harcourt du Preez has died at the age of 77 after prolonged illness.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a media release, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said du Preez, fondly known has Jackie, passed away on Wednesday in Harare, Zimbabwe. He had been suffering from a heart condition for some time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He was one of the many Zimbabweans to play for South Africa under the banner of the South African Cricket Association in his country&#39;s pre-independence days.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Part of a rare breed of leg-spinners in South African domestic cricket in the 1960s, he was also a good enough batsman to be regarded as a genuine all-rounder and he represented South Africa in the final two Test matches against Australia in the 1966-67 season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;On behalf of the CSA Family I extend our deepest condolences his family, friends and cricketing colleagues,&quot; commented CSA Acting Chief Executive Dr. Jacques Faul.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>He was also an outstanding fielder and combined with Eddie Barlow in a boundary edge double play to run out Bill Lawry before the Australian opening batsman had faced a ball in the final Test match of that series at St. George&#39;s Park.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In a first-class career that lasted nearly 20 years, he made more than 4,000 first-class runs, including a century, and took 296 wickets, including 11 fifers. He also took 80 catches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In later years he served as a national selector of Zimbabwe Cricket.<\/p>\r\n",
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