Robin Peterson

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Robin Peterson
South Africa (SA)
Robin Peterson
Batting style Left-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type Left-arm orthodox spin (SLA)
Tests ODIs
Matches 5 26
Runs scored 159 98
Batting average 31.80 10.88
100s/50s -/1 -/-
Top score 61 36
Balls bowled 785 912
Wickets 8 10
Bowling average 50.37 71.70
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match - N/A
Best bowling 3/46 2/26
Catches/stumpings 4/- 4/-

As of 5 March 2006
Source: Cricinfo.com

Robin John Peterson (b. 4 August 1979 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African cricketer, who bowls left arm spin. He is also a more than capable batsman, with a first class batting average of 26.35 as of 6 November 2005. His first class bowling average is a modest 36.36, however, and in Test matches it stands at 50.37. He has played five Tests and 21 ODIs for South Africa, with his last international match coming in the 2004-05 tour of India, where he took one wicket for 90 runs as South Africa's lone spin bowler in the drawn first Test match. He also played in the Sri Lanka Cricket A Team Triangular Series in 2005-06, where he took five wickets in five one day matches, and currently plays for the Eastern Cape Warriors.

South Africa South Africa squad - 2003 Cricket World Cup South Africa

1 Pollock | 2 Boucher | 3 Boje | 4 Dippenaar | 5 Donald | 6 Gibbs | 7 Hall | 8 Kallis | 9 Kirsten | 10 Klusener | 11 Langeveldt | 12 Ntini | 13 Peterson | 14 Rhodes | 15 Zondeki