#kepler wessels

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Hansie Cronje Becomes Test Captain — South Africa, 1994

Pakistan vs South Africa

1994-10-13

In October 1994, at age 25, Hansie Cronje took over as full-time South African Test captain after Kepler Wessels stepped down. He was the youngest South African captain in 96 years. Over the next six years he would lead South Africa to 27 Test wins, 99 ODI victories — and eventually the match-fixing scandal that destroyed his career.

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⭐Serious

South Africa's First Test Back — Bridgetown, April 1992

West Indies vs South Africa

1992-04-18

On April 18-23, 1992, South Africa played their first Test match in 22 years — against the West Indies in Bridgetown. They lost by 52 runs after collapsing from 122/2 to 148 all out chasing 201. Curtly Ambrose took 6/34 in the second innings; Barbadian fans largely boycotted the game in protest at Anderson Cummins' omission.

#south-africa#west-indies#barbados