Peter Kirsten
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Full Name
Peter Noel Kirsten
Born
May 14, 1955, Pietermaritzburg, Natal
Age
68y 199d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Offbreak
Playing Role
Top order Batter
RELATIONS
Peter Kirsten was almost 37 by the time he made his Test debut, because of South Africa's omission from the Test arena in the 1970s and '80s. At that time Kirsten, a wristy, uncompromising batsman and a glorious fielder, was a prolific runscorer for Western Province and Derbyshire. In 1976-77 he hit five centuries in consecutive innings, and six in seven. His talents were fading by the time he played Test cricket, but he battled doggedly, not least at Adelaide in 1993-94. South Africa had to draw to take the series against Australia, but Kirsten's 79 (in 310 minutes) and 42 (in 259) were agonisingly in vain. He made his only Test hundred at Headingley in 1994, in his penultimate Test. His half-brother Gary became South Africa's most capped player and top Test runscorer.
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Peter Kirsten Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 22 | 2 | 626 | 104 | 31.30 | 2084 | 30.03 | 1 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| ODIs | 40 | 40 | 6 | 1293 | 97 | 38.02 | 2308 | 56.02 | 0 | 9 | 90 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| FC | 327 | 568 | 59 | 22635 | 271 | 44.46 | - | - | 57 | 107 | - | - | 190 | 0 |
| List A | 358 | 352 | 32 | 11403 | 134* | 35.63 | - | - | 10 | 83 | - | - | 120 | 0 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 3 | 54 | 30 | 0 | - | - | - | 3.33 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 40 | 8 | 183 | 152 | 6 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 25.33 | 4.98 | 30.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 327 | - | 10287 | 4682 | 117 | 6/48 | - | 40.01 | 2.73 | 87.9 | - | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 358 | - | 4620 | 3244 | 95 | 6/17 | 6/17 | 34.14 | 4.21 | 48.6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Records of Peter Kirsten
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Debut/Last Matches of Peter Kirsten
Test Matches
ODI Matches
FC Matches
List A Matches
Recent Matches of Peter Kirsten
| Match | Bat | Date | Ground | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Border vs Australians | 7 & 2 | 07-Mar-1997 | East London | FC |
| Border vs England XI | 53 & 6 | 02-Nov-1995 | East London | FC |
| South Africa vs England | 8 | 25-Aug-1994 | Birmingham | ODI # 919 |
| South Africa vs England | 16 & 1 | 18-Aug-1994 | The Oval | Test # 1266 |
| South Africa vs England | 104 & 8* | 04-Aug-1994 | Leeds | Test # 1264 |