  Physical properties of polycrystalline CeCrGe$_{3}$ and LaCrGe$_{3}$ have
been investigated by x-ray absorption spectroscopy, magnetic susceptibility
$\chi(T)$, isothermal magnetization M(H), electrical resistivity $\rho(T)$,
specific heat C($T$) and thermoelectric power S($T$) measurements. These
compounds are found to crystallize in the hexagonal perovskite structure (space
group \textit{P6$_{3}$/mmc}), as previously reported. The $\rho(T)$, $\chi(T)$
and C($T$) data confirm the bulk ferromagnetic ordering of itinerant Cr moments
in LaCrGe$_{3}$ and CeCrGe$_{3}$ with $T_{C}$ = 90 K and 70 K respectively. In
addition a weak anomaly is also observed near 3 K in the C($T$) data of
CeCrGe$_{3}$. The T dependences of $\rho$ and finite values of Sommerfeld
coefficient $\gamma$ obtained from the specific heat measurements confirm that
both the compounds are of metallic character. Further, the $T$ dependence of
$\rho$ of CeCrGe$_{3}$ reflects a Kondo lattice behavior. An enhanced $\gamma$
of 130 mJ/mol\,K$^{2}$ together with the Kondo lattice behavior inferred from
the $\rho(T)$ establish CeCrGe$_{3}$ as a moderate heavy fermion compound with
a quasi-particle mass renormalization factor of $\sim$ 45.
