Alviro Petersen
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Alviro Nathan Petersen is a South Africa
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er who plays his domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He has represented his country at international level in One Day International cricket as a specialist batsman. On the 14th of February 2010, he became the third South African after Andrew Hudson
and Jacobus Rudolph to score a century on Test debut. His nickname is "the lock".
He has also played for Kings of Khulna
in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.
On 16th November 2010 it was announced that Petersen had signed for Glamorgan County Cricket Club
for the 2011 English county season and had also been appointed as county captain replacing Jamie Dalrymple
.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who plays his domestic cricket for the Highveld Lions. He has represented his country at international level in One Day International cricket as a specialist batsman. On the 14th of February 2010, he became the third South African after Andrew Hudson
Andrew Hudson
Andrew Charles Hudson was a South African Test and ODI cricketer. The right-handed batsman played 35 Tests and 89 One Day Internationals for South Africa in the 1990s. His career spanned 16 consecutive summers, playing for both his country and his province KwaZulu-Natal...
and Jacobus Rudolph to score a century on Test debut. His nickname is "the lock".
He has also played for Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna
Kings of Khulna is the franchise representing Khulna in the Bangladesh NCL Twenty20, a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Shakib Al Hasan. Shakib Al Hasan is also their team's Icon Player. The official colors are black and yellow. The team also has three players who are iconic...
in Bangladesh's NCL T20 Bangladesh.
On 16th November 2010 it was announced that Petersen had signed for Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
for the 2011 English county season and had also been appointed as county captain replacing Jamie Dalrymple
Jamie Dalrymple
James William Murray "Jamie" Dalrymple is a Kenyan-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and off-spin bowler....
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