Monday, 3 June, 2002, 16:07 GMT 17:07 UK
Hansie Cronje
Former South Africa cricket captain Hansie Cronje died in a plane crash on Saturday 1 June.
BBC Sport's Marcus Prior answers your e-mails on Hansie Cronje.
Listen to Marcus Prior's answers here
Hansie Cronje was earmarked as a future South Africa captain from his first appearance in international cricket in 1991.
His reputation was among the finest in cricket until allegations of match-fixing began to spread in April 2000.
Will you remember Cronje for his 3,714 runs in 68 Test appearances - or for the manner of his fall?
Clarence Walker, USA Despite his fall from grace, Hansie will always be the best captain to lead South Africa and one of the best all-rounders produced by South Africa. That is how I will remember him.
He was a magnificent batsman. He had the ability to take on just about any attack with a great eye and play it to all parts of the ground. He also had the ability as a bowler to break partnerships and to swing the ball late. As a captain he was a great competitor and a strategist.
Neville, Australia
He'll be remembered for selling the integrity of a great game for the sake of a few dollars.
Hansie Cronje himself said two years ago that he had "an unfortunate love of money". He was a great public figure who had one major personal flaw. He recognised that and, having been exposed as a corrupt cricketer, he understood that this love of money had brought about his downfall.
There are many reasons why he got involved to the extent that he did with cricket's corrupt match fixers. All I would say is that it was probably an early dalliance which he didn't think much about, and this led to a greater involvement which he could hardly evade later on in his cricketing life.
It is very sad that someone like him was sucked so far into such illicit and corrupt activities, but certainly he was a great cricketer and a great captain. It is a great shame, and his early death has brought about the reality that, without reconciliation over time, this is unfortunately what he will be remembered for. There are many people in South Africa in particular who believe that he should be remembered for more human reasons than that.
Ben Parkyn, England
People should not focus on his wrong-doings, but on the reasons behind them. Why would a successful captain of a country feel the need to resort to accepting money to potentially lose a game? For someone with such ability and strong religious beliefs it must have been a hard decision to make. So why did he do it?
As someone who sat through the entire King Commission and Cronje's subsequent appeal to have his life ban from cricket overturned, what became very clear is the way in which the bookmakers and illegal gamblers around cricket get involved in the game is to approach those who can best influence the outcome of cricket matches.
Cronje was a captain of a successful side, and from 1996 there were people hovering around the South Africa camp trying to get under his skin. Unfortunately for Hansie Cronje, he took part in that game from an early stage, as was clear from the King Commission. Once involved and once under the influence of these very powerful individuals it was difficult for him to totally distance himself from them. He was held in their sway and never found a way out of that. That was ultimately to prove his downfall.
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