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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's second hundred, 122, came in Colombo the following September to set up South Africa's biggest Test win - an innings and 208 runs - and Sri Lanka's heaviest defeat. His good form...
- Male
- October 25, 1969
- South Africa
Jun 1, 2002 · Cronje was not just a player; he was an ambassador to the sport. Cronje captained South Africa in a record 53 Tests and 138 ODIs.
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- Cricket in his blood. Cricket was always an integral part of Cronje’s family. A second generation cricketer, Cronje had his father Ewie and older brother Frans besides him in the family to have played First-Class cricket.
- Education. Cronje was good at both studies as well as sports during his school days. He was the head-boy at Grey College in Bloemfontein, from where he matriculated in 1987.
- An early starter. Cronje was quite a bit of an early starter; having started his First-Class career at the young age of 18. The captaincy too came pretty early in life.
- First-Class debut. Cronje’s first season in First-Class cricket wasn’t inspiring. It was only in his second season that he got a consistent run in the side.
Oct 16, 2020 · The favoured son of a white minority which had ceded power to the ANC at South Africa’s first non-racial elections in 1994, Cronje was now the object of international media scrutiny not seen since those very elections. Boiling with emotions ranging from anger to swaggering self-righteousness, South Africa couldn’t get enough of the saga.
Apr 10, 2020 · Cronje, who had led South Africa in 53 Tests and 138 One-Day Internationals (ODI), was nothing short of a hero in South African sporting circles and was a well-respected figure among his peers and by cricketers around the world.
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Sep 2, 2015 · Hansie Cronje, born September 25, 1969, will be forever linked to bookmakers and match-fixing and the murkier side of cricket. However, he was also one of the greatest captains the world has...
