Hansie Cronje
On scorecards: WJ Cronje
In-game rating: 85/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Hansie Cronje played 68 Tests for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2000. The first came against West Indies at Kensington Oval, with scores of 5 and 2, and the last against India at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 3,689 runs at 38.0 in 64 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 135 from 410 balls against India at St George's Park in 1992, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 3 for 14 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 1999.
In all: 6 hundreds, 23 fifties. At home the average was 34.7 across 36 Tests; away it was 38.5 across 32 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 788 runs at 39.4 in 12 Tests. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 9 Tests and 683 runs at 40.2. Hansie Cronje captained South Africa in 53 Tests, winning 27 and losing 11. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 32 of the Tests Hansie Cronje played and lost 14, with 22 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 68 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 410 | India | St George's Park | 1992 | Won |
| 126 | 212 | England | Trent Bridge | 1998 | Lost |
| 122 | 295 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 1993 | Won |
| 122 | 192 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 112 | 235 | New Zealand | Newlands | 1995 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14 | 7.5 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1999 | Won |
| 3/19 | 4.1 | West Indies | Kingsmead | 1998 | Won |
| 3/21 | 14.3 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 1998 | Won |
| 3/23 | 12 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 2/5 | 7 | England | Kingsmead | 1999 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 5/34 against Sri Lanka (1998).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 706 | 29.42 | 1/4 | 3 | 86.33 |
| Australia | 12 | 788 | 39.40 | 1/6 | 5 | 49.40 |
| India | 11 | 524 | 27.58 | 1/1 | 14 | 22.57 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 471 | 58.88 | 2/2 | 4 | 44.00 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 299 | 33.22 | 0/2 | 4 | 25.50 |
| West Indies | 6 | 291 | 26.45 | 0/2 | 3 | 17.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 5 | 452 | 56.50 | 1/3 | 6 | 16.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 183 | 61.00 | 0/3 | 4 | 9.25 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 36 | 1,941 | 34.66 | 3/9 | 23 | 25.78 |
| Away | 32 | 1,773 | 38.54 | 3/14 | 20 | 34.75 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64 | 3,689 | 38.03 | 6/23 | 37 | 32.03 |
| 2000s | 4 | 25 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 17.17 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 9 | 683 | 40.18 | 1/2 | 6 | 37.67 |
| Newlands | 8 | 428 | 32.92 | 1/2 | 2 | 51.00 |
| Kingsmead | 7 | 158 | 15.80 | 0/0 | 6 | 18.33 |
| St George's Park | 6 | 354 | 35.40 | 1/1 | 4 | 19.75 |
| SuperSport Park | 5 | 254 | 50.80 | 0/3 | 5 | 15.20 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 172 | 43.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1992 at Kensington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2000 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium
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