Full Name

Peter Noel Kirsten

Born

May 14, 1955, Pietermaritzburg, Natal

Age

68y 310d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Playing Role

Top order Batter

RELATIONS

(father),

(brother),

(half-brother),

(half-brother)

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.
Rob Smyth

Peter Kirsten Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests1222262610431.30208430.031467080
ODIs4040612939738.02230856.0209908110
FC327568592263527144.46--57107--1900
List A3583523211403134*35.63--1083--1200

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests12354300---3.33-000
ODIs40818315263/313/3125.334.9830.5000
FC327-1028746821176/48-40.012.7387.9-20
List A358-46203244956/176/1734.144.2148.6120
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Peter Kirsten celebrates his maiden Test century
Peter Kirsten is hit by a bouncer from Darren Gough
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