Wessel Johannes Cronje, known as Hansie Cronje, was a South African cricketer born in Bloemfontein on 25 September 1969, who captained the South Africa national cricket team through the 1990s. A right-handed all-rounder, he led his side to victory in 27 Test matches and 99 One Day Internationals and to the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first major ICC title South Africa won. He made his One Day International debut at the 1992 World Cup, and at the 1996 World Cup South Africa won their group before West Indies ended their ten game winning streak in the quarter final. He was banned from cricket for life over a match-fixing scandal and died in a plane crash on 1 June 2002, and in 2004 he was voted the 11th-greatest South African.
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was a South African international cricketer
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He graduated in 1987 from Grey College in Bloemfontein
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captain of the South Africa national cricket team in the 1990s
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He earned an international call up for the 1992 World Cup
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