Leus du Plooy's rapidly rising stock makes him one of the signings of the winter

NICK FRIEND: The former Derbyshire captain, who has played for Joburg Super Kings, Karachi Kings, Dubai Capitals and Hungary's T10 XI since October, had the pick of the circuit and has chosen Middlesex, for whom this counts as a major coup

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