Hansie Cronje

Hansie Cronje
Hansie Cronje at Newlands Cricket Ground, 2000
Personal information
Full name
Wessel Johannes Cronje
Born(1969-09-25)25 September 1969
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa
Died1 June 2002(2002-06-01) (aged 32)
Outeniqua Mountains, Western Cape, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsEwie Cronje (father)
Frans Cronje (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 237)18 April 1992 v West Indies
Last Test2 March 2000 v India
ODI debut (cap 15)26 February 1992 v Australia
Last ODI31 March 2000 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.5
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–2000Free State
1995Leicestershire
1997Ireland
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 68 188 184 304
Runs scored 3,714 5,565 12,103 9,862
Batting average 36.41 38.64 43.69 42.32
100s/50s 6/23 2/39 32/57 5/32
Top score 135 112 251 158
Balls bowled 3,800 5,354 9,897 7,651
Wickets 43 114 116 170
Bowling average 29.95 34.78 34.43 33.50
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/14 5/32 4/47 5/32
Catches/stumpings 33/– 73/– 121/1 105/–
Source: ESPNCricInfo, 22 August 2007

Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (25 September 1969 – 1 June 2002) was a South African international cricketer and captain of the South Africa national cricket team in the 1990s. A right-handed all-rounder, as captain Cronje led his team to victory in 27 Test matches and 99 One Day Internationals. Cronje also led South Africa to win the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the only major ICC title the country has won till date. In the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Cronje played a major role with the bat with his 61 not out, leading the team to victory by 4 wickets. He was voted the 11th-greatest South African in 2004 despite having been banned from cricket for life due to his role in a match-fixing scandal. He died in a plane crash in 2002.