Keegan Petersen

Keegan Darryl Petersen (born 8 August 1993) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and occasional leg break bowler, he currently has played for Boland, Cape Cobras, Knights and Northern Cape in South African domestic cricket, having made his debut for Boland in February 2012.

Keegan Petersen
Personal information
Full nameKeegan Darryl Petersen
Born (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993
Paarl, Cape Province, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011/12–2016/17Boland
2014/15–2016/17Cape Cobras
2016/17–Knights
2017/18–Northern Cape
First-class debut9 February 2012 Boland v North West
List A debut5 February 2012 Boland v Griqualand West
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 88 57 42
Runs scored 5,490 1,641 624
Batting average 40.66 34.91 24.00
100s/50s 15/24 3/11 0/2
Top score 225* 134* 66*
Balls bowled 336 166 42
Wickets 3 3 0
Bowling average 107.66 48.33 –
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 –
Best bowling 3/49 1/18 –
Catches/stumpings 59/4 23/0 –
Source: Cricinfo, 29 December 2019

In September 2018, he was named in Northern Cape's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[1] He was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 CSA 4-Day Franchise Series, with 923 runs in nine matches.[2]

In December 2019, Petersen was added to South Africa's Test squad for their series against England.[3] In December 2020, Petersen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Sri Lanka.[4] However, he was later withdrawn from South Africa's squad after testing positive for COVID-19.[5] In January 2021, Petersen was again named in South Africa's Test squad, this time for their series against Pakistan.[6]

References
  1. "Northern Cape Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. "4-Day Franchise Series, 2018/19: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  3. "Petersen receives maiden Proteas call-up". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. "South Africa call up uncapped Sarel Erwee, Kyle Verreynne and Glenton Stuurman for Sri Lanka Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. "Beuran Hendricks, Keegan Petersen withdrawn from South Africa Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. "Jansen replaces Baartman as South Africa fly to Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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