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Keegan Petersen

Keegan Petersen
Personal information
Full name
Keegan Darryl Petersen
Born (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993 (age 31)
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 347)10 June 2021 v West Indies
Last Test13 February 2024 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2016/17Boland
2014/15–2016/17Cape Cobras
2016/17–2019/20Knights
2017/18–2019/20Northern Cape
2020/21–2021/22Dolphins
2022Durham
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 14 132 77 60
Runs scored 704 7,994 2,224 1,079
Batting average 28.16 38.80 35.87 27.66
100s/50s 0/4 18/40 4/14 0/5
Top score 82 225* 134* 73*
Balls bowled 0 342 166 42
Wickets – 3 3 0
Bowling average – 109.00 48.33 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling – 3/49 1/18 –
Catches/stumpings 18/– 105/4 31/0 30/1
Source: Cricinfo, 17 February 2024

Keegan Darryl Petersen (born 8 August 1993) is a South African cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and occasional leg break bowler, he has played for Boland, Cape Cobras, Knights and Northern Cape in South African domestic cricket, having made his debut for Boland in February 2012. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in June 2021.[2]

Career

Domestic career

In September 2018, Petersen was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, with 923 runs in nine matches.[4] In April 2021, he was named in KwaZulu-Natal's squad, ahead of the 2021–22 cricket season in South Africa.[5]

International career

In December 2019, Petersen was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against England.[6] In December 2020, Petersen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[7] However, he was later withdrawn from South Africa's squad after testing positive for COVID-19.[8] In January 2021, Petersen was again named in South Africa's Test squad, this time for their series against Pakistan.[9] In May 2021, Petersen was again named in South Africa's Test squad, this time for their series against the West Indies.[10] Petersen made his Test debut on 6 June 2021, for South Africa against the West Indies.[11]
He was selected in South Africa's squad for Test series versus India at home.[12] He was adjudged the player of the match of the final test and was also the player of the series.[13] He was the leading scorer in the series.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Keegan Petersen South Africa Top order batter".
  2. ^ "Nervousness, goosebumps, a dream - Keegan Petersen ready for Test debut". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Northern Cape Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  4. ^ "4-Day Franchise Series, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "CSA reveals Division One squads for 2021/22". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Petersen receives maiden Proteas call-up". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. ^ "South Africa call up uncapped Sarel Erwee, Kyle Verreynne and Glenton Stuurman for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Beuran Hendricks, Keegan Petersen withdrawn from South Africa Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Jansen replaces Baartman as South Africa fly to Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Subrayen, Williams crack the nod for Proteas". SA Cricket Mag. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  11. ^ "1st Test, Gros Islet, Jun 10 - 14 2021, South Africa tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  12. ^ "SA vs IND: Keegan Petersen is great player in the making, reminds of Gundappa Viswanath, says Ravi Shastri". India Today. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  13. ^ "Petersen the hero of South Africa's iconic home victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Keegan Petersen steers South Africa to stunning Test series win over India". The Guardian. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keegan_Petersen