1. Robin John Peterson was born on 4 August 1979 and is a former South African cricketer who bowls left-arm spin and is a capable batsman.
10 Facts About Robin Peterson
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Robin Peterson has played 15 Tests and over 70 ODIs for South Africa.
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Robin Peterson announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 9 November 2016.
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Robin Peterson attended Alexander Road High School in Port Elizabeth and matriculated in 1997.
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Robin Peterson was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2012 Indian Premier League players auction for $100,000.
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Robin Peterson holds the dubious accolade of being the bowler from whom Brian Lara scored a tally of 28 runs in a single Test match over, a world record at the time.
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Robin Peterson was the last bowler to dismiss Ricky Ponting in Test cricket, having him caught at slip by Jacques Kallis after Ponting made just 8 runs in his final Test innings.
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In 2013, Peterson conceded 35 runs in a over during a ODI against Sri Lanka, Thisara Perera striking 34 runs in boundaries with one wide delivery.
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Robin Peterson hit a quickfire 21 to make his team win against India.
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Robin Peterson finished the tournament as the highest South African wicket taker of the tournament with 15 wickets at an average of 15.86.