▁Australia ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁fellow ▁ex iles ▁and ▁coun tr ymen , ▁Edd ie ▁Bar low , ▁Mike ▁Pro ct er , ▁C live ▁R ice ▁and ▁Barry ▁Rich ards . ▁Dep riv ed ▁of ▁international ▁cr icket ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁sport ing ▁ban ▁due ▁to ▁A part heid , ▁the ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁were ▁des perate ▁to ▁do ▁well . ▁With ▁his ▁host ile ▁action ▁and ▁speed , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Man ▁of ▁the ▁Series ▁award . ▁ ▁Le ▁R oux ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁county ▁career ▁with ▁Sus sex ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁county ▁against ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁In ▁South ▁Africa ▁he ▁played ▁C urr ie ▁Cup ▁cr icket ▁for ▁Western ▁Province ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁was ▁cr ick eter ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁He ▁represented ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 5 ▁uno fficial ▁" Tests ", ▁taking ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁against ▁the ▁Australian ▁XI ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Le ▁R oux ▁also ▁played ▁in ▁ 2 9 ▁List ▁A ▁matches ▁for ▁South ▁Africa . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Le ▁R oux ▁appeared ▁in ▁court ▁charged ▁with ▁ 4 8 ▁counts ▁of ▁tax ▁fra ud ▁involving ▁R