Petrus (Fanie) Stephanus De Villiers

Born: 13 October 1964
Updated: 23 Aug 2019

Petrus (Fanie) Stephanus De Villiers portrait

Summary

Cricket player and commentator

Fanie de Villiers was born on the 13th October 1964 in Vereeniging. In 1985 he started playing for the Northern Transvaal cricket team and in the 1992/93 cricket season he started his career for the South African team, playing in One Day Internationals. In the next season he also made his Test début as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. In 1989 and 1995 he was selected South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year. ‘Vinnige Fanie’, as De Villiers is popularly known among cricket fans, retired in 1998, and has since worked as a cricket commentator.

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Last updated · 23 Aug 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, February 17). Petrus (Fanie) Stephanus De Villiers. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0007995

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South African History Online. "Petrus (Fanie) Stephanus De Villiers." South African History Online. February 17, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/B-0007995.