Name:

De Villiers, Petrus Stephanus

Date of Birth:

13 Oct 1964

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Vereeniging, Transvaal Province, South Africa

Career:

Test: 1993 - 1998
ODI: 1992 - 1997

Teams:

South Africa (Country)

Wasim Akram (5-16) destroys RSA (1993)

Petrus Stephanus "Fanie" de Villiers was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand batsman. He represented South Africa in 18 Test matches and 83 One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1992 and 1998.

Key Career Highlights and Statistics:

Role: Primarily a fast-medium bowler known for his away swingers and ability to move the ball off the pitch, as well as being a useful lower-order batsman. He was considered a "miser with the ball" in one-day cricket, and at one point was ranked among the top three bowlers in the world, even being dubbed the best in 1995.

Test Career (18 Matches):

• Wickets: 85 at an average of 24.25 and a strike rate of 56.53.

• Best Bowling: 6/23 in an innings and 10/108 in a match. He took 5 five-wicket hauls in an innings and 2 ten-wicket hauls in a match.

• Runs: 359 with two fifties and a highest score of 67^*.

ODI Career (83 Matches):

• Wickets: 95 at an average of 27.74.

• Runs: 170.

Notable Achievements:

• Played a match-winning role in South Africa's thrilling Test victory against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1993-94, taking 6/43 in the final innings to secure a five-run win.

• He is the only South African player in Test history to have scored a half-century (66^*) and taken ten wickets (10/108) in the same Test match (against Pakistan in Johannesburg).

• He was named the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1989 and 1995.

Post-Retirement: He has worked as a television commentator and a corporate speaker.