Alviro Petersen facts for kids
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Alviro Nathan Petersen
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| Born | 25 November 1980 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa |
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| Nickname | Viro | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 308) | 14 February 2010 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 2 January 2015 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 85) | 18 September 2006 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 26 July 2013 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000/01–2005/06 | Northerns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003/04–2005/06 | Titans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005/06–2015/16 | Highveld Lions (squad no. 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | North West | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 10 December 2016
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Alviro Nathan Petersen (born 25 November 1980) is a former cricket player from South Africa. He was a right-handed batsman who played for teams like the Highveld Lions and Lancashire. Alviro also represented South Africa in international matches, including Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 cricket. He was known for his strong batting skills.
Playing for Teams in South Africa and England
Early Life and First-Class Cricket
Alviro Petersen grew up in a place called Gelvandale in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. His father worked as a taxi driver. Alviro started playing first-class cricket in 2001. His first team was the Northerns cricket team.
Playing for Glamorgan
In 2011, Alviro joined Glamorgan County Cricket Club in England. He became the team's captain. He was the best run-scorer for Glamorgan in all their games that year. He even scored 210 runs in one match, which was his first "double hundred" in first-class cricket. This means he scored 200 runs or more in a single innings. Glamorgan named him their player of the year.
Time with Essex and Somerset
After his successful time at Glamorgan, Alviro played for Essex County Cricket Club in 2012. He later joined Somerset as an overseas player for the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
Success with Lancashire
In 2015, Alviro Petersen joined his fourth English county team, Lancashire. He had a great season in 2016, scoring over a thousand runs in the County Championship. He also did well in shorter cricket games, scoring a hundred runs against Leicestershire.
Representing South Africa
Starting International Cricket
Alviro first played for the South Africa A team. Then, in 2006, he joined South Africa's main team for One Day International (ODI) matches. His first ODI games were against Zimbabwe.
Test Debut and First Century
In February 2010, Alviro made his Test cricket debut against India in Kolkata. It was a very special match for him because he scored a century (100 runs) in his very first Test game! He was only the third South African player ever to score a century on their Test debut.
More International Matches
After his great start, Alviro played in more Test series for South Africa. He played against the West Indies and Pakistan. He also played in a home series against India.
Second Test Century and Retirement
In 2011, Alviro was called back to the South Africa team for a series against Sri Lanka. He opened the batting and scored his second Test century, getting 109 runs.
On January 6, 2015, Alviro Petersen announced that he was retiring from international cricket. He then signed a two-year contract to play for Lancashire in England.
A Challenge in His Career
In December 2016, Alviro Petersen faced a ban from playing cricket for two years. This happened because of a serious issue that occurred during a domestic T20 competition in 2015–16.
