Peter Kirsten

Peter Kirsten
Personal information
Full name
Peter Noel Kirsten
Born (1955-05-14) 14 May 1955 (age 69)
Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm offbreak
RelationsNoel Kirsten (father)
Paul Kirsten (brother)
Gary Kirsten (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 240)18 April 1992 v West Indies
Last Test18 August 1994 v England
ODI debut (cap 4)10 November 1991 v India
Last ODI25 August 1994 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74–1989/90Western Province
1975Sussex
1978–1982Derbyshire
1990/91–1996/97Border
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 12 40 327 358
Runs scored 626 1293 22,635 11,403
Batting average 31.30 38.02 44.46 35.63
100s/50s 1/4 0/9 57/107 10/83
Top score 104 97 271 134*
Balls bowled 54 183 10,287 4,620
Wickets 0 6 117 95
Bowling average 25.33 40.01 34.14
5 wickets in innings 0 2 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/31 6/48 6/17
Catches/stumpings 8/– 11/– 190/– 120/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 January 2014

Peter Noel Kirsten (born 14 May 1955) is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Test matches and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994. He is the current coach of the Ugandan national side, having been appointed in August 2014.[1]

  1. ^ Samson Opus (22 August 2014). "Peter Kirsten named new national cricket coach"New Vision. Retrieved 2 September 2015.