Former South African all rounder Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie passed away in a road accident on April 5th in Stilfontein, North West. She would have been 26 on May 2nd and her child who was traveling with her also passed away.

Elriesa Theunissen-Fourie an allrounder played three ODI matches and a T20 international match in South African colors in the year 2013. Cricket South Africa chief executive Thabang Moroe said "This is a dreadful tragedy in the true sense of that word, this is devastating news for all of us. Elriesa did so much for the community in which she lived and gave excellent service both as a national player of note and in the work she did at grassroots level to help in the less fortunate communities. "On behalf of the CSA family, I extend our deepest sympathy to her husband, Rudy, her family, friends, and all her cricketing colleagues."