Hansie Cronje
91South Africa · AR · 1992 to 2000 · on scorecards: WJ Cronje
BATTING
- Matches
- 188
- Innings
- 175
- Runs
- 5565
- Average
- 38.64
- Strike rate
- 76.47
- High score
- 112
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 39
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 114
- Average
- 34.78
- Economy
- 4.44
- Strike rate
- 46.9
- Best figures
- 5/32
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 73 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 17
CAREER IN BRIEF
Hansie Cronje played 188 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2000. The first came against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground, and the last against Pakistan at Sharjah Cricket Stadium in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 4,997 runs at 37.9 in 172 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 112 from 120 balls against Australia at Wanderers Stadium in 1994, in a match South Africa won. The best bowling is 5 for 32 against India at Newlands in 1992.
In all: 2 hundreds, 39 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 42.2 across 72 ODIs; away it was 36.1 across 57 ODIs. The most runs came against Australia: 1,364 runs at 47.0 in 39 ODIs. Wanderers Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 11 ODIs and 543 runs at 77.6. Hansie Cronje captained South Africa in 138 ODIs, winning 99 and losing 35. The scorecards record 18 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 117 of the ODIs Hansie Cronje played and lost 65.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 188 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 120 | Australia | Wanderers Stadium | 1994 | Won |
| 100* | 124 | Australia | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 1994 | Lost |
| 98* | 130 | Australia | Gaddafi Stadium | 1994 | Lost |
| 97 | 101 | Australia | SuperSport Park | 1994 | Won |
| 94 | 95 | West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/32 | 10 | India | Newlands | 1992 | Won |
| 4/33 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1995 | Won |
| 3/10 | 9 | West Indies | Newlands | 1999 | Won |
| 3/26 | 6 | New Zealand | Eden Park | 1999 | Won |
| 3/27 | 8 | West Indies | Newlands | 1993 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 39 | 1,364 | 47.03 | 2/9 | 16 | 54.94 |
| India | 34 | 909 | 43.29 | 0/6 | 20 | 39.10 |
| Pakistan | 24 | 696 | 38.67 | 0/5 | 15 | 34.13 |
| England | 22 | 667 | 31.76 | 0/4 | 8 | 51.13 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 543 | 33.94 | 0/4 | 9 | 44.11 |
| West Indies | 17 | 616 | 38.50 | 0/5 | 19 | 20.37 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 243 | 17.36 | 0/1 | 11 | 29.82 |
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 364 | 60.67 | 0/3 | 14 | 16.14 |
| Kenya | 3 | 65 | 65.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 13.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 57 | 57.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 72 | 2,319 | 42.16 | 1/18 | 58 | 30.10 |
| Away | 57 | 1,623 | 36.07 | 0/10 | 30 | 39.33 |
| Neutral | 59 | 1,623 | 36.89 | 1/11 | 26 | 40.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 172 | 4,997 | 37.86 | 2/34 | 106 | 34.21 |
| 2000s | 16 | 568 | 47.33 | 0/5 | 8 | 42.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wanderers Stadium | 11 | 543 | 77.57 | 1/4 | 10 | 23.40 |
| Kingsmead | 11 | 306 | 34.00 | 0/3 | 9 | 26.11 |
| St George's Park | 11 | 298 | 33.11 | 0/2 | 7 | 44.71 |
| Newlands | 11 | 229 | 25.44 | 0/0 | 16 | 15.38 |
| Mangaung Oval | 10 | 253 | 36.14 | 0/2 | 4 | 44.00 |
| SuperSport Park | 9 | 414 | 59.14 | 0/4 | 9 | 35.22 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 1992 at Sydney Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2000 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 25 September 1969
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 7,277
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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