The South African top-order batter is to remain at the club until the end of the 2023 season
Leus du Plooy has signed a new one-year contract extension to remain with Derbyshire until the end of the 2023 season.
The 27-year-old moved to the Incora County Ground in 2019 and has become a staple of the top-order across the formats.
Du Plooy has made 91 outings for Derbyshire, scoring 3,257 runs and taking nine wickets.
Not considered an overseas player due to his Hungarian passport, the South African-born batter says he has benefitted from working with head coach Mickey Arthur and batting consultant Ian Bell.
"Derbyshire has become my home and I'm so pleased to be staying for another season," he said.
"I want to add to the memories I've created here and help to bring success to this club and our supporters.
Du Plooy is a key figure across the formats (Harry Trump/Getty Images)
"Working with Mickey Arthur, Ian Bell and the rest of our coaching staff has helped my development and I'm really enjoying the responsibility of being a senior player within the dressing room.
"I feel we're building something special here at Derbyshire and I'm looking forward to hopefully contributing to more wins and challenging for trophies."
Arthur added: "Leus is an important player for us, he’s our vice-captain in T20 cricket and one of our frontline batters, so this is a really positive contract extension.
"We talk about being the county of choice and having good players at the top of their game wanting to commit to the club reinforces that message. This is an exciting time for our project and we want to keep getting better."
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