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Cronje
Cronje is a surname mainly common among Afrikaners of Huguenot descent. Notable people with the name include: *Andrew Cronje (born 1984), South African field hockey player *Andries Petrus Cronjé (1833-1916), Orange Free State Volksraad, cabinet member and Boer general *Andries Petrus Johannes Cronjé (1849–1923), Boer general and member of National Scouts *Darryl Cronje (born 1967), South African swimmer *Erich Cronjé (born 1997), South African rugby union player *Ewie Cronje (1939–2020), South African cricketer *Frans Cronje (born 1967), South African former cricketer *Gavin Cronje (born 1979), South African racing driver *Guy Cronjé (born 1989), South African-born Zimbabwean international rugby union footballer *Hansie Cronje (1969–2002), South African cricketer *Hermione Cronje, South African prosecutor *Jacques Cronjé (born 1982), South African rugby player *Johan Cronje (born 1982), South African Olympic athlete *Lionel Cronjé (born 1989), South African rugby union f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansie Cronje
Wessel Johannes 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 also led South Africa to win the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy, the first major ICC title the country has won in international cricket. In the 1998 ICC KnockOut Trophy Final, Cronje played a major role with the bat with his 61 not out, leading the team to victory by 4 wickets. 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. Early life Cronje was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa to Ewie Cronje and San-Marie Cronje on 25 September 1969 in an Afrikaner family. He graduated in 1987 from Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he was the head boy. An excellent all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |