Top 10 South African bowlers of all time

#7 Fanie de Villiers

Fanie de Villiers was a force to reckon with in the early post-Apartheid period

Petrus Stephanus de Villiers, fondly called Fanie de Villiers, was a tall, intimidating fast bowler with a flowy action and a sharp bouncer. He made his South African Test debut in 1993 in Australia and in his second Test at Sydney, De Villiers ripped apart the Aussies with figures of 6/43 to lead South Africa to a five-run win. He won the Man of the Match for his efforts.

In the 1994-95 season, De Villiers established himself as one of the premier fast bowlers in the World taking an astonishing 36 wickets in 5 Tests at 17.4. He won the South African Annual Cricketer of the Year award twice - 1989 and 1995. In 2003, his biography, titled 'Fanie de Villiers: Portrait of a Test bowler' was released.