Hansie Cronje
Hansie Cronje Personal information Full name Wessel Johannes Cronje Born (1969-09-25)25 September 1969 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State Province, South Africa Died 1 June 2002(2002-06-01) (aged 32) Cradock Peak, Outeniqua Mountains, South Africa Nickname Hansie Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Role Allrounder International information National side South Africa Last Test 2 March 2000 v India ODI debut (cap 15) 26 February 1992 v Australia Last ODI 31 March 2000 v Pakistan ODI shirt no. 5 Domestic team information Years Team 1987–2000 Free State 1997 Ireland 1995 Leicestershire Career statistics Competition Tests ODI FC LA Matches 68 188 184 304 Runs scored 3714 5565 12103 9862 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 3800 5354 9897 7651 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 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 3/14 5/32 4/47 5/32 Catches/stumpings 33/– 73/– 121/1 105/– Source: cricketarchive.com, 22 August 2007 Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (25 September 1969 – 1 June 2002) was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. He died in a plane crash in 2002. He was voted the 11th greatest South African in 2004 despite having been banned for life from professional cricket for his role in a match-fixing scandal.