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Full name Robin John Peterson
Born August 4, 1979, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province
Current age 28 years 287 days
Major teams South Africa,Eastern Province,Warriors
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
7
1
163
61
27.16
227
71.80
0
1
19
1
5
0
ODIs
35
15
4
147
36
13.36
194
75.77
0
0
14
2
7
0
T20Is
3
1
0
8
8
8.00
12
66.66
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
84
132
16
2945
130
25.38
4
10
36
0
List A
122
82
10
1818
101
25.25
1
10
39
0
Twenty20
22
19
1
234
42
13.00
245
95.51
0
0
26
4
5
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
11
959
497
14
5/33
6/94
35.50
3.10
68.5
0
1
0
ODIs
35
31
1252
992
17
2/26
2/26
58.35
4.75
73.6
0
0
0
T20Is
3
2
29
40
3
2/29
2/29
13.33
8.27
9.6
0
0
0
First-class
84
15385
7826
225
6/67
34.78
3.05
68.3
10
1
List A
122
4876
3590
120
7/24
7/24
29.91
4.41
40.6
1
3
0
Twenty20
22
19
393
425
21
2/21
2/21
20.23
6.48
18.7
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Bangladesh v South Africa at Dhaka, May 1-4, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Sep 25, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v South Africa at St George's, Apr 14, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
Bangladesh v South Africa at Chittagong (CDS), Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1999/00
Last List A
Titans v Warriors at Centurion, Mar 19, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Eastern Cape v Western Province Boland at Port Elizabeth, Apr 13, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Spin bowlers of genuine potential are a rarity in South Africa, much less the jewels who can hold a bat as well as field with attacking intent. Peterson, a left-arm finger spinner from Eastern Province, fills all three vacancies more than competently. He has taken over 100 first-class wickets and scored four centuries, and he maintains a lurking presence square
of the wicket when he is in the field. At first glance he seems an overly orthodox slow bowler, but he turns the ball appreciably given help from the pitch and is invariably a tidy operatorwith a steadily developing understanding of flight. Peterson has also cultivated an unusual delivery that turns into the right-handed batsmen. Peterson was part of the South African Under-19 team that took on Pakistan and England, and he played in the 1998 under-19 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2003 against Bangladesh, taking five wickets and scored 61, but has since played mainly for the one-day side.
Peterson was recalled for South Africa's one-day tour of India in late 2005, and played in the fourth and fifth matches with little success. In February 2006, he played three one-day matches against Australia at home but managed a solitary wicket even as Australia were downed in the series. With first-choice Nicky Boje not included in South Africa's Champions Trophy squad, Peterson was given another opportunity to shine as the lone specialist spinner. He played just one ODI each against India and South Africa when they toured in succession recently, but was included in the 15-man squad for the 2007 World Cup. He helped South Africa sneak home by one wicket in a thriller against Sri Lanka at Providence but has failed to maintain a regular place in the side. He took his maiden five-wicket haul in Tests, against Bangladesh in Chittagong the following year. Neil Manthorp/Jamie Alter March 2008
