Alviro Petersen

Alviro Petersen
Personal information
Full name
Alviro Nathan Petersen
Born (1980-11-25) 25 November 1980 (age 43)
Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa
NicknameViro
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 308)14 February 2010 v India
Last Test2 January 2015 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 85)18 September 2006 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI26 July 2013 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.73
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–2005/06Northerns
2003/04–2005/06Titans
2005/06–2015/16Highveld Lions (squad no. 73)
2008/09–2009/10North West
2011Glamorgan
2012Essex
2013–2014Somerset
2015–2016Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 36 21 226 198
Runs scored 2,093 504 14,765 6,275
Batting average 34.88 28.00 40.01 36.06
100s/50s 5/8 0/4 42/60 12/34
Top score 182 80 286 145*
Balls bowled 114 6 1,732 517
Wickets 1 0 17 9
Bowling average 62.00 51.52 54.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/2 3/58 2/48
Catches/stumpings 31/– 5/– 175/– 75/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2016

Alviro Nathan Petersen (born 25 November 1980) is a former South African international cricketer who played domestic cricket in South Africa for the Highveld Lions and in England for Lancashire. A right-handed batsman, he has represented South Africa in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 cricket. He was the captain of the Highveld Lions in South African domestic cricket.