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Fanie de Villiers
Personal information
Full name
Petrus Stephanus de Villiers
Born
(1964-10-13) 13 October 1964 (age 59) Vereeniging, Transvaal Province, South Africa
Nickname
Fanie
Height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right arm fast-medium
International information
National side
South Africa
Test debut (cap 256)
26 December 1993 v Australia
Last Test
10 March 1998 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 23)
7 December 1992 v India
Last ODI
8 November 1997 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1985/86–1997/98
Northern Transvaal
1990
Kent
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
18
83
102
173
Runs scored
359
170
1,687
519
Batting average
18.89
8.09
17.04
9.26
100s/50s
0/2
0/0
0/4
0/0
Top score
67*
20*
68
23*
Balls bowled
4,805
4,422
20,498
8,765
Wickets
85
95
427
204
Bowling average
24.27
27.74
22.37
26.82
5 wickets in innings
5
0
23
1
10 wickets in match
2
0
3
0
Best bowling
6/23
4/27
7/80
5/30
Catches/stumpings
11/–
15/–
53/–
24/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2008
Petrus Stephanus "Fanie" de Villiers (born 13 October 1964), is a retired cricketer who played 18 Test matches and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler and right hand batsman between 1992 and 1998.
He is currently working as an international cricket commentator. During the 3rd test match between Australia and South Africa, he played a role in identifying the cheating carried out by the Australian cricket team after they tampered with the ball to get reverse swing during the 4th day of the third test match: he had served as one of the commentators for the match and had suggested to the camera operators that they look out for possible cheating.[1]
^Cherny, Daniel (26 March 2018). "Broadcaster claims he tipped off cameramen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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