One of the most gifted all-rounders ever, Hansie Cronje was an absolute legend of South Africa, in ways more than one. Additionally, the ICC and BCCI banned him for life from the report by K Madhavan of the CBI. In 1996, a year into his permanent captaincy, Cronje was introduced to an Indian bookmaker named Mukesh Gupta. He is a. 49. Hansie was just 13 months older so they were practically twins, she says. Former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje’s father Ewie breathes his last 'Our backyard rugby ref, our backyard umpire has unfortunately lost his battle. He was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. South African cricketer and former captain Hansie Cronje's 2000 match-fixing scandal remains the most infamous to date. The plane crashed and that fatal flight took away Cronje’s life. In the years since Cronje's passing, his wife Bertha has remarried, his brother Frans has made a film, Hansie, about his life, and South African cricket has moved on. It said the matches were fixed during the series held between India and SA in 2000. The disclosures and allegations about Hansie Cronje receiving payment from a bookmaker during the South Africa-England-Zimbabwe One Day International (ODI) triangular tournament in South Africa in January this year; 2. -Brian McMillan from SA walking into the Aussie change rooms after a test with a gun threatening the. In 2002, Cronje died in a plane crash at the age of 32, a couple of years after he was banned for life for his role in the match-fixing scandal. It has been 18 years since Hansie Cronje, the former South African captain and sporting ambassador who was banned from cricket after pleading guilty to match-fixing allegations, died aged 32 on June 1, 2002 in a plane crash near George, in South Africa’s Western Cape. Cronje consistently denied having fixed any. At school she’d support him when he played cricket, and he returned the favour at Hester’s drum majorette displays. 50. Bob Woolmer. Hansie Cronje Emotional Story: A legendary captain made many records on the cricket field. Cronje is survived by his wife Bertha. At 74, he has seen enough of good. The. (2006) and The Hansie Cronje Story (2008), explains that to write a screenplay based on someone's real life is a great deal more complex than writing fiction. Trevor Davids of the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed that because of poor weather conditions, rescue teams were not able to land. The Delhi Police today filed charges over a match-fixing scandal involving the late South African captain Hansie Cronje, 13 years after the revelations sent shockwaves through the cricketing world. Find out where is Hansie’s widow now Who Is Bertha Cronje And Where Is Hansie Cronje Widow Now In 2021 - Wiki-en. The hosts had already secured an unassailable 2-0 lead after winning the first and fourth match, and the final contest was a dead rubber. How Hansie rose and fell. He was the only passenger. Marlon also said that he would give Hansie a gift. More than two years after the death of Hansie Cronje, South African cricket still cannot escape the shadow of the match-fixing scandal in which he was the central figure. In the aftermath of the result. "My wife and I felt. He hit eight centuries and 62 fifties. She was married twice before and after his. He said that the plane. Luke Alfred unravels former South Africa captain Hansie Cronje, an enigmatic and divisive figure whose fall from grace became a national obsession. Only former South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes and his wife were the outsiders at the wedding. #BadSportMy wife told me this [Cronje controversy] is what the interview was going to be about. All-rounder Hansie Cronje, who died on this day in 2002, flirted with greatness but succumbed to temptation, exposing the dark world of bribery in cricket before his tragic death in a plane crash at the age of 32. Hansie Cronje's death because of a plane mishap way back in 2002, had sent shockwaves across the cricketing fraternity. When we arrived at the Cronje house, they had just recovered his body from the crash site. 16K views, 466 likes, 42 loves, 9 comments, 38 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Netflix: A moment that changed South African sport forever. Hansie Cronje: the most corrupt cricketer of all time. Thursday 16 January 2020 15:30, UK. . She used to work as a physiotherapist and has two children. He said that the plane. Cronje is almost universally condemned in SA for what he did and even worse, his smirking when refusing to confess when given a chance to do so during a public enquiry. Career Turning Point: In the year 1993-94 when he was named as the vice-captain for the tour of Australia. Six agonising months of waiting finally ended for Hansie Cronje yesterday when the United Cricket Board of South Africa announced that the former captain would never. When we arrived at the Cronje house, they had. Mar 10, 2023. Hansie Cronje tragically lost his life at age 32 in a plane crash in June 2002. Leslie Sackstein, Cronje's lawyer and executor of his estate, said Bertha Cronje had inherited most of Cronje's estate. He seemed to be. 1. By Arunabha Sengupta 08 January 2016 • 4:21 PM. However, two months down the line, testifying before the King’s Commission, Cronje. Hansie Cronje – Cricket Image Credit: BBC. They had no children. Hansie Cronje married Bertha Hans on 8 April 1995. 15 months later. Let's step back for a second, he is a human being and he made a mistake. "Hansie should be remembered as the good natured spirit that he was," Pollock told mourners. Television, radio and news broadcasts. An angry former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje claimed on July 24, 2001, he had cooperated fully with the King Commission and an investigation into his financial affairs. Hansie Cronje wasn't simply South Africa's cricket captain. There had been a sense of emptiness in him; he had become a run-scoring machine but wasn’t happy. Hansie Cronje Gets Caught Accidentally. READ LATER. Hansie Cronje. Peter Robinson. October 25, 2022. " Former South African cricketing hero Cronje, 32 - who was two years ago banned from the game for life for match-fixing - was killed in a plane crash a week ago. He appeared in the true story drama Hansie in 2008 as South African cricketer Hansie Cronjé. 30am on Thursday. Hansie grew up in Bloemfontein where the fine school he attended – Grey. He earned a degree from Grey College in Bloemfontein, where he was the head boy, in 1987. United Cricket Board president Percy Sonn said: "Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to Hansie's wife Bertha, his parents Ewie and San-Marie and the. Jersey Number: NA Major Teams: Ireland, South Africa, Free State, Leicestershire Records. Under his leadership, the team recorded 23 wins in 53 test matches. His father played for Orange Free State in the 1960s and his older brother Frans participated in First-class cricket. When we arrived at the Cronje house, they had just recovered his body from the crash site. Cronje's former South Africa. Journey To Grace is the true story of Hansie Cronje, captain of the South African cricket team, revered by Nelson Mandela and his country alike for his greatness and representation. Williams, who played seven one-day. Where Are Hansie Cronje’s Wife and Siblings Now? About two years after Hansie’s death, Bertha married Jacques du Plessis, an auditor. 95. Hansie had a prior long-standing arrangement with AirQuarius and he didn’t have to pay for the (1500-mile) trip to meet his wife Bertha. See alsoBy Christopher Munnion in Johannesburg 02 June 2002 • 12:01am. Monday, 1 June 2020 marks 18 years since the former cricketer's death in a plane crash in the Outeniqua Mountains in 2002. But everyone wanted to know the fate of Cronje. Here's a look at that bizarre Centurion Test match between South Africa and England 20 years ago which witnessed Hansie Cronje's love for money killing cricket's 'innocence' Hansie Cronje File PhotoBut, in 2000, he again found himself enmeshed in scandal, this time over match-fixing, when Hansie Cronje - who died in a 2002 plane crash - confessed to accepting four bribes from bookmakers. Bertha Cronje, 29, said: "Hansie was my whole life. In August 2000, the South African cricket board banned Gibbs and Williams for their role in the scandal while Strydom was acquitted. 8. Adding to his successful. Cronje captained South Africa in a record 53 Tests and 138 ODIs. . 326. Doctors at the scene of the plane crash near George on Saturday morning have confirmed that former cricket captain Hansie Cronje is among the three dead, according to his brother Frans Cronje. All words that have been used in the past week as I have travelled around South. Hansie Cronje (Twitter). Wessels Johannes Cronje ended the week much as he had started it: international man of mystery. According to the Netflix press. Sidharth Monga is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. Hansie Cronje Pieter Strydom South Africa. But sadly enough he died in a plane crash in 2002. After two years of Hansie’s demise, Bertha remarried. 59 coffin and painting 00. 2. 41, and took 43 wickets at 29. "His wife is the main beneficiary, and that is normal, considering that most. His younger son, Hansie, captain of South Africa from 1994 to 2000. United Cricket Board of South Africa (UCBSA) chief Ali Bacher dismissed the claims, highlighting Cronje's "unquestionable integrity and honesty", while the "stunned" player said the allegations were "completely. By Matt Majendie. Hansie Cronje captained South Africa for six years (Rebecca Naden/PA). She served in the role of director of public prosecutions (DPP) in KwaZulu-Natal from 2000 to 2009. He nabbed the key wicket of Rahul Dravid and managed just 12 with the bat. On the eve of the final day, Cronje was called by a well known South African bookie by the name of Marlon Aronstam. Paul, a former joint commissioner of police, in the year 2000, a person made a complaint about threatening calls that he had been receiving for extortion, and the Delhi Police started tapping the phones, which is where they accidentally came across a conversation between a bookie and the South African captain Hansie Cronje. The chargesheet. Now, a report in the latest edition of Observer SportMonthly alleges that Cronje may have. 18-Jan-2000. June 1, 2002 Posted: 11:42 AM EDT (1542 GMT) Cronje in action before his ban. JOHANNESBURG, June 2: Rescue workers on Sunday removed the bodies of former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, a pilot and co-pilot from a remote mountain after a fatal plane crash, a. NE Cronje. His assets included R2,8-million held in a bank. com1. Hansie had a prior long-standing arrangement with AirQuarius and he didn’t have to pay for the (1500-mile) trip to meet his wife Bertha. "Our crew stayed at his house - we rented it from him," the airline's chief executive Gavin Branson told the Observer. All the accounts were illegal as Cronje did not declare them. Hansie Cronje, died in a light aircraft crash near his home in George, South Africa today. orgOver 3,3 million DVDs have been sold to date. The full statement by Hansie Cronje to the King Commission of Inquiry into alleged cricket match fixing being held in Cape Town. The businessman, 52, has been wanted since he was recorded in conversation with then-South African captain Hansie Cronje as the two men discussed fixing both One-Day and Test matches against India. It was an emotional gathering largely focused on the high points of his. The movie also explores Cronje's personal life, showing his relationships with his wife Bertha (played by Sarah Thompson) and his father Ewie (played by Brandon Auret). Spokesperson Wim Trengove said: "Cronje is a cheat by his own confession. The Cronjé family - Hansie's parents, Ewie and San-Marié, brother Frans, sister Hester and their families - attended the proceedings. He had. Respect to Hansie Cronje. Sun 16 Apr 2000 15. For the past ten years Chawla has been living with his wife Deepika and their two young sons in a £1million rented six-bedroom property in Temple. Feb 5, 2023. Cronje the captain, however, was prevalent throughout. Then came the Hansie Cronje affair. The news reached, however, during the afternoon on June 1, 2002. In exchange for the free trip, the pilots lodged in the wing of his house. The death of Hansie Cronje, South Africa's disgraced former captain who was killed in a plane crash in the Western Cape in June. A lifetime ban was imposed on Hansie Cronje. The perennially scowling South African averaged above 36 with the bat both in tests and one-dayers and was more than a handy medium. Cronje also led South Africa to win the 1998. Bloemfontein - Former cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who died in a plane crash last week, has left his millions to the woman who stood by him when a match-fixing. Robert Andrew Woolmer (14 May 1948 – 18 March 2007) was an English cricket coach, cricketer, and a commentator. He was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. Hansie Cronje was born on 25 September, 1969 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, is a South-African cricketer. He also wrote the screenplay and produced HANSIE the movie. “His death was very, very sad. Bertha Cronje is the widowed wife of late Hansie Cronje, who died on 1st June 2002. Until two days ago, it was difficult to. . Clive Mason/Getty Images. Cronje 'cover-up' revealed. But Cronje’s decision turned everyone’s. Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who died in a cargo plane crash a week ago, has left most of his. Cronje was born on September 25, 1969, in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to Ewie Cronje and San-Marie Cronje. Sat 15 May 1999 11. Cronje passed away on 1. 78. His original flight had been grounded, and he was the only passenger aboard a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 turboprop aircraft, which crashed into the Outeniqua Mountains northeast of the airport after losing visibility. Cronje was born in 1967 in Bloemfontein to Ewie and San-Marie (née Susanna Maria Strydom. Cronje's final farewell. When the intense figure of Hansie Cronje, born today, led South Africa during the late nineties, it seemed there were few. Hansie Cronje married Bertha Hans on 8 April 1995, their marriage wasn’t long-lasting as Hansie died in the year 2002, and they happen to have no children. Hansie had a prior long-standing arrangement with AirQuarius and he didn’t have to pay for the (1500-mile) trip to meet his wife Bertha. His tactics played a large part in a historic 2-0 series triumph in India. Family. He is survived by his wife, San-Marie, his elder son, Frans, daughter Hester and their extended families and grandchildren. Not only this, later this player also died in a plane crash at the age of just… Continue reading Uproar due to. Bertha still lives in South Africa with her family and remembers Hansie fondly. Cronje was offered $250,000 to throw the match, so called a meeting asking his side if they wanted to fix the result. In 2002, Cronje died in a plane crash at the age of 32, a couple of years after he was banned for life for his role in the match-fixing scandal. 11-May-2020. July 22, 2013 More than 13 years after the scandal broke, Cronje is the only cricketer named in the chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police relating to the match-fixing case of 2000. Bertha's parents hail from Bloemfontein and Du Plessis's. Although they eventually expressed regret, this is. 03-Aug-2003. Ewie Cronje you will never be forgotten. October 14:Cronje: Misled wife over his income Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje was led away in tears after completing his evidence to the King Commission match-fixing inquiry in Cape Town. First published in 2017. Cronje, it seems, was redeemed in the eyes of many by his violent, fiery death. After a click at the other end, a husky woman's voice said Pradeep Magazine, then sports editor of the. Hansie Cronje . "He gave much to cricket in this country during his career. Hansie Cronje's death because of a plane mishap way back in 2002, had sent shockwaves across the cricketing fraternity. Ray White. Hansie Cronje(R) with Nelson Mandela. So a mate mine showed me a clip about Hansie Cronje in some new SkySports UK sort. Hansie Cronje was considered South Africa's greatest cricket captain. One night in the early winter of 2000, with the Hansie Cronje match-fixing scandal moving inexorably towards revelation, Bloemfontein’s lights went out. Amidst the darkness of his downfall, we are inspired by the power his wife's unswerving love, which shines like. Age, Wife Pics, Child, Parents, House, Team, Salary, Net Worth,. Bloemfontein - Former cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who died in a plane crash last week, has left his millions to the woman who stood by him when a match-fixing scandal ended his career, his wife Bertha. A right-handed all-rounder, as captain Cronje led his team to victory in 27 Test matches and 99 One Day Internationals. Journey to Grace: The Hansie Cronje Story. Hansie Cronje was sacked as South Africa captain on April 11, 2000. Oct 31 2023, 10:45 AM 'We Don't Get To Play Top Nations' - PAK Head Coach Brings An Excuse Amidst Criticism. Fate has been brutal for them, its just like god is controlling them. Twenty years ago, a South African captain made a confession that would change cricket forever. His father, Ewie, confirmed to Rapport that his son died when the cargo plane crashed in poor weather. Johannesburg - Eleven years after Hansie Cronjé died in a light aircraft crash, Indian police have filed criminal charges against him dating back to a 2000 cricket match-fixing scandal. The late South Africa captain, Hansie Cronje, had money hidden in more than 70 overseas bank accounts, according to the Sunday Telegraph. apart from his closest friends and his beloved wife Bertha – wanting to know him. Wife Bertha was used to wait for him on the Friday evenings, looking forward to their weekend. Hansie is a feature film, produced in South Africa by Global Creative Studios and directed by Regardt van den Bergh. Net ná die King-kommissie se uitspraak is sy en Hansie deur rowwe waters, vertel Bertha. A timeline of the Hansie Cronje match-fixing episode from 2000 and the impact on the players named. The wedding on Saturday morning came a few months after they announced their involvement. The will of Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (32) stipulates that almost all his money - expected to amount to several million - be. At school she’d support him when he played cricket, and he returned the favour at Hester’s drum majorette displays. My wife and I were close to Hansie and his wife (Bertha). Unless you're a big fan of cricket, you might not know the name Hansie Cronje, but he's easily one of the most corrupt athletes ever. Hansie had a prior long-standing arrangement with AirQuarius and he didn’t have to pay for the (1500-mile) trip to meet his wife Bertha. · Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje, cricketer, born September 25, 1969; died June. The news of Hansie Cronje's death in a plane crash has saddened opponents and colleagues of the former South African captain | ESPN. It was October 11, 2000, the South African cricket board decided to impose a life ban on Cronje. But professional cricket also attracts a lucrative illegal betting trade – and when police in India started investigating match-fixing, Hansie’s name started popping up all over the place. Police filed the charges in a New Delhi court against bookmakers and Cronje himself, who died in a. 10 EST. Nothing in recent times has shocked South Africa more than its fallen hero's early. Others in photos unidentifiedEarly on the morning of June 1 2002, Frans Cronje received a phone call from his cousin. Bertha Cronje is the wife of the late South African cricketer， Hansie Cronje. Paul, a former joint commissioner of police, in the year 2000, a person made a complaint about threatening calls that he had been receiving for extortion, and the Delhi Police started tapping the phones, which is where they accidentally came across a conversation between a bookie. However, he was also one of the greatest captains the world has seen who lives on in many minds as a splendid leader who somehow lost his way. To The Guardian, he said, “He was a natural leader, he was brilliant. The whole saga is still raw. Prior to his cricketing career, Symcox also managed private hospitals and worked for Masters International acting as a managing agent for many of the top sportsmen of South Africa. Follows six stories of sports and crime, told by the athletes, coaches and law enforcement officials. It was also said that crew of cargo flight used to stay at the bed and breakfast place run by his family. from CricInfo website: Hansie Cronje's tragic death in an air crash near George in South Africa's southern Cape on Saturday has ended one of the saddest episodes in South African sport. His determination to win the game for the new South Africa filled the space left by the country's isolation over its apartheid past. Wessel Johannes "Hansie" 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. Frans Cronjé. Cronje was known to have an arrangement where he travelled for free on AirQuarius rather than take up the offer from the company he worked for to take a commercial flight back to his wife in George. 40 family in front row 00. There had been a sense of emptiness in him; he had become a run-scoring machine but wasn’t happy. 1. Cronje dies. So, a month after his 25th birthday, Cronje was offered the captaincy of the national team. The whole saga is still raw. 31 EDT. Former national team captain Cronje was banned from professional cricket for life in 2000 after. According to K. He was my passion and my calling. Hansie’s widow, Bertha Cronje later got remarried to Jacques Du Plessis, a financial auditor, in 2003. Though Bell were prepared to pay for a flight every weekend so that he could make the 1,500-mile round trip home to be with his wife, Bertha, Cronje preferred to fly. Investigators in New Delhi played part of what. Eighteen years after he left the country, last month, a UK court ordered Sanjeev Chawla’s extradition. Sat 1 Jun 2002 09. Ewie Cronje at his son Hansie's funeral in 2002 • Associated Press. On June 1, 2002, the plane carrying Hansie Cronje crashed in a George mountain range, killing the former Proteas captain and the two pilots on board. The documentary series will be premiering exclusively on Netflix on October 6, 2021. "How do you start over once you have betrayed a nation's trust?" Hansie’s wife is Bertha Cronje. This god-fearing Afrikaner from the white tribe that once ruled South Africa was this country's filler of spaces. Cronje is survived by his wife Bertha. The Real Housewives of Atlanta The Bachelor Sister Wives 90 Day Fiance Wife Swap The Amazing Race Australia Married at First Sight The Real Housewives of Dallas My 600-lb Life. Copies of documents have been supplied to the accused. Under his captaincy, South Africa won 99 matches off 138 ODI match. Let me get this out of the way, yes he was guilty if match fixing. $30,000 would be his if the team lost wickets on the final day. His first appearance in the 1992 WC yielded moderate results, but the talent was never in doubt. Would like to get opinions on how the. TV Editorial Team. 11 April 2021 at 1:00 am · 3-min read. "I think it was the December holidays when playing with some of the kids," South Africa's disgraced former cricket captain. 11 present cricket captain shaun pollock 00. Deborah reveals after confessing to match-fixing, Hansie Cronje ‘cried a lot. Now, it takes balls of steel to come in front of the camera and openly confess. The performances are good as well – Frank Rautenbach makes a convincing Cronje, the American Sarah Thompson is believable as Cronje's wife Bertha and Nick Lorentz is excellent as South Africa's coach Bob Woolmer. Ewie Cronje, the former Free State Cricket president and father of the late South Africa captain Hansie Cronje. The. Hansie Cronje (tossing the coin) colluded with a bookmaker to fix a Test match, unknown to rival captain Nasser Hussain (right), who forfeited the. Cronje's wife, Bertha, is consoled by friends after describing her husband as "an honourable man". Hansie Cronje, a former South African cricket captain at the centre of a match-fixing scandal, was killed yesterday when the cargo plane he was travelling in crashed into a mountain range in South. Batsman: Hansie Cronje Bowler: Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh: Favourite Food: Barbeque and Japanese food: Favourite Actor: Kiefer Sutherland: Favourite Film: Gladiator: Favourite Restaurant : Zuma in London: Favourite Destination: Melbourne: Girls, Family & More: Marital Status: Married: Affairs/Girlfriends: Jessica Taylor (Singer and Model. They also release transcripts of an alleged. Hansie Cronje was a South African hero. 45. My wife and I were close to Hansie and his wife (Bertha). There must be mixed feelings when one hears his name, but for Rhodes, Cronje's death still leaves a pain in his heart. With. But Gavin Branson, the chief. Delhi police charged Hansie Cronje of match-fixing during an ODI series in India. Hansie: A True Story: Directed by Regardt van den Bergh. Hansie was voted as the 11th greatest South African in 2004 despite having been banned from life from cricket due to his involvement in a match-fixing scandal. by Karunya Keshav March 25, 2020 - 9:48am 3 minute read. A hard task master with a brilliant cricketing acumen, Cronje turned South Africa into a resilient and. Hansie Cronje married Bertha Hans on 8 April 1995, their marriage wasn’t long-lasting as Hansie died in the year 2002, and they happen to have no children. While the police officers were initially baffled as to why an Indian businessman is speaking to the. He and his wife, Bertha, moved to Gauteng, where he started working as a financial manager at Bell Equipment on the East Rand. Circa 1995, Wessel Johannes Cronje, known as Hansie Cronje, South Africa, Hansie Cronje, first played for South Africa in 1991 and his promotion to. I first met Hansie Cronje in late 1995. This month marks the 20th anniversary of Cronje being stripped of the South Africa captaincy following an extraordinary sequence of events earlier in 2000. He had been on his way to his home at. Under Cronje’s captaincy, South Africa won 99 matches, and rose through the world rankings, having been excluded from the game during the. K. This is a story of forgiveness and grace as it shows how Hansie gambles and makes money but realizes later on he needs to change his life. Cronje’s teammates find Wessels’ fixing claims ‘strange’ South African cricket fraternity stands divided every time there’s a debate on Hansie Cronje. He was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. Cronje captained South Africa in a record 53 Tests and 138 ODIs. Chain of events blamed for Hansie Cronje crash. He is survived by his wife. Tue 15 Jan 2013 08. "The UCBSA council hereby intends to ban Hansie Cronje for life from all activities of the UCBSA and its affiliates," a statement said. Bertha Cronje is the widow of former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje, who died in a plane crash in 2001. Hansie Cronje's tragic death in an air crash near George in South Africa's southern Cape on Saturday has ended one of the saddest episodes in South African sport. After Hansie Cronje was banned from cricket for life, Pollock took over the captaincy in April 2000. Hansie’s wife is Bertha Cronje. Hansie Cronje's tragic death in an air crash near George in South Africa's southern Cape on Saturday has ended one of the saddest episodes in South African sport. It was horrible. In 1987, he graduated from Grey College. Francois Rautenbach, a 35-year-old South African actor, will play the part of Hansie Cronje. Cronje, Wessel Johannes, South Africa's cricket captain in a record 53 Tests and 138 one-day internationals between 1994 and 2000, died on June 1, 2002 when the cargo plane in which he was. Hansie Cronje, born September 25, 1969, will be forever linked to bookmakers and match-fixing and the murkier side of cricket. This is to be seen in the context of the previous conversation between Sanjeev and Hansie Cronje, wherein Sanjeev had informed that the phone was not working and had asked for a roaming SIM card. He had a sister named Hester Parsons and a brother named Frans. Frans Cronjé was born in Bloemfontein in the Free State, South Africa. Daarnaas speel hy in 188 internasionale eendagwedstryde, waarin hy vir 3 966 lopies en 114 paaltjies sorg. Hansie Cronje: from blue-eyed boy to charlatan • Getty Images. File image of Hansie Cronje (AFP/Getty Images) The fifth Test at Centurion in 2000, which ended on January 18 with an exciting narrow England win, was celebrated at the time for its wonderful. Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash on 1 June 2002. Yet, there isn't a day that passes without the mention of him in his sister Hester Parsons' household. An inquest into the 2002 death of former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje has blamed two pilots for the plane crash that killed him. Cronje: Misled wife over his income Former South African cricket captain Hansie Cronje was led away in tears after completing his evidence to the King Commission match-fixing. Debuting in the 1992 WC, Cronje was the sort of all-rounder, a captain would ideally like. Cronje capitalism: at the King Commission inquiry. Disgraced South African cricketer Hansie Cronje, 32, was killed when a light plane in which he was a passenger crashed into a mountain in the far south of the country. 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 |. When the game could no longer ignore the problem of corruption. The news of Hansie Cronje's death in a plane crash has saddened opponents and colleagues of the former South African captain. Frans Cronje (right), Hansie's brother, opens up about the life and death of his brother Credit: afp/Stephen Fourie Early on the morning of June 1 2002, Frans Cronje received a phone call from his. So the King Commission is about to start its work and Hansie Cronje comes to trial. Cronje died in 2002 in a plane crashHansi Cronje Family Pics: Hansi Cronje Wife Pics Wessel Johannes Hansie was a South African Cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in 1990s. . At the time of his death, Cronje was facing possible criminal charges after. George - Bertha Cronje, 31, attractive widow of cricket hero Hansie Cronje, has a new love in her life. Hansie Cronje Gets Caught Accidentally. Hansie Cronje Pieter Strydom South Africa. Danielle de Villiers 27th September 1987. Cronje, who had been battling stomach cancer, is survived by his wife San-Marie, son Frans and daughter Hester. and the latter, in turn, made an unwarranted and much more nasty remark about the Australian’s wife. Cronje Sr, 74, says ex-South Africa skipper Hansie’s involvement in match-fixing was never established Ewie Cronje is now reconciled to the vagaries of life. Wessel Johannes “Hansie” Cronje was a South African international cricketer and Captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s. Just out of Grey College in Bloemfontein, Hansie made his debut for Orange Free State (OFS) in a Currie Cup fixture against Transvaal, with his brother playing only. 2008 | Maturity Rating: U/A 13+ | 2h 2m | Drama. The Rainbow Nation emerged from the sporting wilderness after the end of apartheid in 1991, and returned to test cricket the following April. Hansie Cronje first showed his zest for captaincy when he led Free State in South Africa's provincial championships.