Peter Noel Kirsten was born on 14 May 1955 and is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Test matches and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994.
16 Facts About Peter Kirsten
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Peter Kirsten is the current coach of the Ugandan national side, having been appointed in August 2014.
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In 1967 the family moved to Cape Town and Peter Kirsten was enrolled at the oldest school in the country, South African College School, known as SACS.
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Peter Kirsten represented Western Province at schools level in both rugby and cricket.
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Peter Kirsten made his debut for Western Province in first-class cricket while still at school, scoring 72 runs in the second innings.
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Peter Kirsten became only the fifth schoolboy to achieve this feat.
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Peter Kirsten played for Derbyshire from 1978 to 1982 in 106 matches, scoring 7,722 runs at an average of 49.50.
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Peter Kirsten represented South Africa in all 19 unofficial Rebel Test matches from 1982 to 1989, scoring 1,192 runs at an average of 41.10.
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Peter Kirsten captained South Africa in 6 of these matches, winning 4 times, losing 1 and drawing 1.
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Peter Kirsten played in all three ODIs, scoring 86 not out in the final match, earning him the man of the match award.
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Controversy surrounded the selection of the 1992 World Cup team, when Clive Rice, Jimmy Cook and Peter Kirsten were omitted from the preliminary team.
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Peter Kirsten was eventually recalled to the team and became the team's most prolific run scorer at the tournament.
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Peter Kirsten made his Test debut in 1992 against the West Indies, aged 36 years and 340 days, scoring 52 in the second innings.
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Peter Kirsten finished his career with 626 Test runs and 1,293 ODI runs.
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Peter Kirsten comes from a sporting family, his father Noel Peter Kirsten played first-class cricket for Border.
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Peter, his younger brother Andy and half-brothers Gary and Paul Kirsten represented Western Province.