Robin Peterson

Robin Peterson

Personal information
Born	4 August 1979 (1979-08-04) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	1 May 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test	29 February 2008 v Bangladesh
ODI debut	25 September 2002 v India
Last ODI	22 January 2012 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–2004	Eastern Province Warriors
2004–2009	Warriors
2009-	Cape Cobras
2010	Derbyshire (squad no. 5)
2012-	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	6	52	122	175
Runs scored	163	258	4,139	2,577
Batting average	27.16	16.12	25.08	25.26
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	6/15	1/15
Top score	61	36	130	101
Balls bowled	959	2,049	22,127	7,260
Wickets	14	45	342	195
Bowling average	35.50	36.11	32.32	28.44
5 wickets in innings	1	0	14	4
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	5/33	4/12	6/67	7/24
Catches/stumpings	5/–	21/–	57/–	70/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2012

Robin John Peterson (born 4 August 1979) is a South African cricketer who bowls left arm spin and is a capable batsman. He has played six Tests and over 50 ODIs for South Africa.

He holds the dubious accolade of being the bowler from whom Brian Lara scored a world record tally of 28 runs in a single Test match over.

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

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.

ICC World Cup 2011

Robin Peterson's 4 for 12 versus Bangladesh is his best bowling performance in ODIs surpassing his 3 for 22 against England in Chennai.

Career Best Performances

as of 18 July 2010

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
Tests	61	South Africa v Bangladesh	Dhaka	2003	5-33	South Africa v Bangladesh	Chittagong	2008
ODI	36	South Africa v West Indies	Centurion	2004	2-26	South Africa v Pakistan	Faisalabad	2003
T20I	34	South Africa v Australia	Centurion	2009	3-30	South Africa v Australia	Wanderers	2009
FC	130	Eastern Province v Gauteng	Wanderers	2002	6-67	Eastern Province v Border	East London	1999
LA	101	Eastern Province v Border	Port Elizabeth	2001	7-24	Warriors v Eagles	East London	2008
T20	72*	Warriors v Dolphins	East London	2008	3-24	Warriors v Eagles	Port Elizabeth	2009

References

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