Jacobus Du Toit
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Jacobus Francois "Flooi" du Toit (April 2, 1869-July 10, 1909) was a South African cricket player. With just one match to his name, du Toit has the distinction of making a combined first-class
and Test
debut. Along with G. Cripps
, C.G. Fichardt
and E.A. Halliwell
, also combined debutants, du Toit was selected for the only Test match against a touring England
side led by W.W. Read
in 1891/92. In a match won handsomely by the visitors (by an innings and 189 runs), du Toit scored 0 not out and 2 not out, took one wicket for 47 runs, the England captain’s no less, and held one catch.
Du Toit was born in Jacobsdal
in Orange Free State
on April 2, 1869 and died in Lindley
, in the same South African state, on July 10, 1909, aged 40. His death went unrecorded in cricket circles and therefore no obituary appeared for him within the pages Wisden at the time.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
debut. Along with G. Cripps
Godfrey Cripps
Godfrey Cripps was a cricketer who played in one Test for South Africa in 1891-92....
, C.G. Fichardt
Charles Fichardt
Charles Gustav Fichardt was an South African cricketer who played in 2 Tests from 1892 to 1896....
and E.A. Halliwell
Ernest Halliwell
Ernest Austin Halliwell, sometimes known as Baberton Halliwell was a cricketer, specifically a wicket-keeper, who played eight Test matches for South Africa between 1892 and 1902, including three as captain. He was one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1905...
, also combined debutants, du Toit was selected for the only Test match against a touring England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
side led by W.W. Read
Walter Read
Walter William Read was an English cricketer, who was a fluent right hand bat. An occasional bowler of lobs, he sometimes switched to quick overarm deliveries. He captained England in two Test matches, winning them both...
in 1891/92. In a match won handsomely by the visitors (by an innings and 189 runs), du Toit scored 0 not out and 2 not out, took one wicket for 47 runs, the England captain’s no less, and held one catch.
Du Toit was born in Jacobsdal
Jacobsdal
Jacobsdal is a small farming town at in the Free State province of South Africa with various crops under irrigation, such as grapes, potatoes, lucerne and groundnuts...
in Orange Free State
Orange Free State
The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century, and later a British colony and a province of the Union of South Africa. It is the historical precursor to the present-day Free State province...
on April 2, 1869 and died in Lindley
Lindley
-Place names:*Lindley, Free State, a town in South Africa*Lindley, Gauteng, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa*Lindley, New York, a town in the United States*Lindley, North Yorkshire, England*Lindley, West Yorkshire, a suburb of Huddersfield, England...
, in the same South African state, on July 10, 1909, aged 40. His death went unrecorded in cricket circles and therefore no obituary appeared for him within the pages Wisden at the time.