Hansie Cronje

Quick Facts

Full Name	Hansie Cronje
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 25, 1969(1969-09-25)
Age	55
Date Of Death	2002-06-01
Birthplace	Bloemfontein
Country	South Africa
Birth City	Free State
Horoscope	Virgo

Hansie Cronje Biography

Hansie Cronje is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on September 25, 1969 in Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. An elite right-handed batsman, who was South Africa’s captain in the 1990s. He was later banned for life due to involvement in match fixing and tragically lost his life in a plane accident in 2002.

He was accompanied by He played alongside all-rounder Jacques Kallis on South Africa., an all-rounder on South Africa.

Cronje was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa to Ewie Cronje and San-Marie Cronje on 25 September 1969. He graduated in 1987 from Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he was the head boy. An excellent all round sportsman, he represented the then Orange Free State Province in cricket and rugby at schools level. He was the captain of his school’s cricket and rugby teams. Cronje earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of the Free State. He had an older brother, Frans Cronje, and a younger sister, Hester Parsons.

Wessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje (25 September 1969 – 1 June 2002) was a South African international cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. 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.

He was the son of Ewie and San Marie Cronje.

Hansie Cronje Net Worth

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

He was a rugby and cricket player at Orange Free State Province.

His test debut came in April 1992 against West Indies.

His father Ewie had played for Orange Free State in the 1960s, and Frans had also played first-class cricket.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Hansie Cronje height Not available right now. Hansie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Hansie Cronje Dating?

According to our records, Hansie Cronje married to Bertha Cronje. As of December 1, 2023, Hansie Cronje’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Hansie Cronje. You may help us to build the dating records for Hansie Cronje!

In 1992–93, he captained Orange Free State to the Castle Cup/Total Power Series double.

Facts & Trivia

Hansie Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Africa. Hansie Cronje celebrates birthday on September 25 of every year.

In 1993–94, there was another Castle Cup/Total Power Series double for Orange Free State. In international cricket, he was named as vice-captain for the tour of Australia despite being the youngest member of the squad. In the first ODI of the triangular tournament with New Zealand and Australia, he guided South Africa to victory against Australia at the MCG with 91*, which won him the man of the match award. He scored 71 in a rain-affected first test at Melbourne before a tense second test that South Africa won by 5 runs. An injury to captain Kepler Wessels meant Cronje was captain for the final day of the match. Between the second and third tests, the one-day tournament continued, now with Cronje as captain, South Africa made the final series but lost it 2–1 to Australia. He became South Africa’s second youngest Test captain, after Murray Bisset in 1898–99, when he led the team for the third test at Adelaide but it was an unsuccessful start to his captaincy career as the series was squared.

What happened Hansie Cronje?

On This Day: Former South Africa Captain Hansie Cronje Killed in a Plane Crash in 2002. Hansie Cronje was in the AirQuarius cargo flight that crashed on Cradock Peak in the Outeniqua mountain range.

Who was behind Hansie Cronje plane crash?

Given that Cronje was a devout Christian, it struck many as being the ultimate act of divine retribution. But Gavin Branson , the chief executive of AirQuarius, the owners of the crashed plane, is one of many people who remains troubled by the circumstances.

What happened Hansie?

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.

Is Hansie Cronje really dead?

June 1, 2002

Did Hansie Cronje's wife remarry?

A sad chapter in the life of Bertha Cronje, known to the cricket world as the wife of Hansie Cronje, came to an end when she remarried in Durban on Saturday.