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Robin Peterson
Personal information
Born	4 August 1979 (age 45); Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	All rounder
International information
National side	South Africa (2002–2014);
Test debut (cap 291)	1 May 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test	12 February 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 70)	25 September 2002 v India
Last ODI	23 November 2014 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	13
T20I debut (cap 22)	24 February 2006 v Australia
Last T20I	9 November 2014 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	13
Domestic team information
1997–2004	Eastern Province Warriors
2004–2009	Warriors
2009–?	Cape Cobras
2010	Derbyshire (squad no. 5)
2012	Mumbai Indians
2014	Surrey
2015	Chittagong Vikings
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 April 2024

Robin John Peterson (born 4 August 1979) is a former South African cricketer who bowls left-arm spin and is a capable batsman. He has played 15 Tests and over 70 ODIs for South Africa. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 9 November 2016.^[1]

Domestic career

In December 2009, it was revealed that he had signed a contract to play for Derbyshire on a Kolpak contract.^[2]

He attended Alexander Road High School in Port Elizabeth and matriculated in 1997.

He was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2012 Indian Premier League players auction for $100,000.^[3]

International career

He holds the dubious accolade of being the bowler from whom Brian Lara scored a tally of 28 runs in a single Test match over, a world record at the time.^[4]

He was the last bowler to dismiss Ricky Ponting in Test cricket, having him caught at slip by Jacques Kallis after Ponting made just 8 runs in his final Test innings. In 2013, Peterson conceded 35 runs in a over during a ODI against Sri Lanka, Thisara Perera striking 34 runs in boundaries with one wide delivery.^[5]

ICC World Cup 2011

Peterson's 4 for 12 versus Bangladesh is his best bowling performance in ODIs, surpassing his 3 for 22 against England in Chennai. He also hit a quickfire 21 to make his team win against India.^[6] He finished the tournament as the highest South African wicket taker of the tournament with 15 wickets at an average of 15.86.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Peterson retires from all forms of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
^ "Derbyshire Sign All-Rounder Peterson". Cricket World. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
^ "IPL auction 2012".
^ "Most runs off one over". www.cricinfo.com.
^ Fidel Fernando, Andrew (26 July 2013). "Perera punishes Peterson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
^ "South Africa vs Bangladesh, ICC World Cup 2011". CricketArchives. 19 March 2011.

External links

Robin Peterson at ESPNcricinfo
Robin Peterson on Twitter

Sporting positions
Preceded by Nathan Hauritz	Nelson Cricket Club professional 2006	Succeeded by Craig McMillan
Preceded by Craig McMillan	Nelson Cricket Club professional 2009	Succeeded by Burton de Wett