Fanie de Villiers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Fanie de Villiers
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Oct 13, 1964(1964-10-13)
Age	60
Birthplace	Vereeniging
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Gauteng
Horoscope	Libra

Fanie de Villiers Biography

Fanie de Villiers is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on October 13, 1964 in Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. Petrus Stephanus (“Fanie”) de Villiers (born 13 October 1964) was a former cricketer, who played in 18 Test matches and 83 One-Day Internationals with South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler as well as a right-hand batsman between 1992 and 1998.

1994-95 was a great period in the career of de Villiers. Through five tests, he picked up 36 wickets, averaging 17.47. In the match in the match against Pakistan which took place in Johannesburg, De Villiers became the first South African to score a fifty and also take ten wickets in the same match with a score of 66 not out, and taking 6 wickets for 81 and 4 for. The South African was then recognized as the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1995. This was an award he was awarded in 1989.

Since his retirement, De Villiers has worked as a television commentator in South Africa and also works as a corporate speaker. He was a judge in the 1995 Miss World pageant in Sun City. De Villiers has become involved in raising money for deaf charities as he has both a brother and a daughter who are deaf. He raised R800 000 cycling from Cape Town to Pretoria and R189 000 sitting at the top of a floodlight tower at a Test match in Centurion.

In 2003, Trevor Chesterfield published a biography of De Villiers entitled Fanie De Villiers: Portrait of a Test Bowler.

In 1993-94 In 1993-94, when he was 29, he was picked to the tour of Tests in Australia. He was chosen for the first Test at Melbourne however it was the 2nd Test at Sydney when De Villiers established himself at the level of Test. With Australia having just 117 run to beat Australia, De Villiers took 6 for

43. He also took the final wicket, a catch by Glenn McGrath – to lead South Africa to a five runs victory. De Villiers with his match statistics of 123/10 were enough to earn him named the Man of the Match.

Fanie de Villiers Net Worth

Fanie de Villiers is one of the richest Cricketer from South Africa. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Fanie de Villiers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

De Villiers attended school at the Heidelberg Volkskool and matriculated in 1982. There, he played for South African Schools as a javelin thrower.

De Villiers began his first cricket experience in the first class in 1985-86 with Northern Transvaal B. He started the bowling for both the first and second innings netting 5-for-33 in the first. He also played for the English County team Kent in the year 1990.

Against England at The Oval in 1994, de Villiers bowled a bouncer to English fast bowler Devon Malcolm hitting him on the front of the helmet and knocking him to the ground. Upon regaining his feet, Malcolm is reported to have said to the nearby South African fieldsmen, “You guys are history”. Malcolm took 9 for 57 in South Africa’s second innings, the sixth best bowling figures in Test history to that time, and England went on to win by 8 wickets.

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Who is Fanie de Villiers Dating?

According to our records, Fanie de Villiers married to Jana de Villiers, Judy de Villiers. As of December 1, 2023, Fanie de Villiers’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Fanie Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Fanie de Villiers celebrates birthday on October 13 of every year.

Where is Fanie de Villiers now?

Since his retirement, De Villiers has worked as a television commentator in South Africa and also works as a corporate speaker. He was a judge in the 1995 Miss World pageant in Sun City.

How old is Fanie de Villiers?

57 years (October 13, 1964)

Is De Villiers Dutch?

de Villiers is a common French and Afrikaans surname. It may refer to: De Villiers (playwright) (c. 1600 – 1681), French playwright and actor.

How much money does AB de Villiers make?

AB de Villiers reportedly earns a net annual income of $3 million. His annual income has witnessed a hike of about 140% over the last few years. A huge part of de Villiers’ earning is through the limited overs cricket which he plays around the world and through endorsements.

Is Fanie de Villiers married?

Spouse