Petersen, Van der Wath star as season starts
Batsman Alviro Petersen and bowler Johan van der Wath stole the show Thursday when the South African season opened with two SuperSport Series four-day championship matches.
View ArticlePetersen, McLaren torment bowlers
Batsmen ruled on the second day of the season-opening South African SuperSport Series matches Friday with national team candidate Alviro Petersen leading the way.
View ArticleSkipper Petersen leads Lions to victory
Skipper Alviro Petersen struck 72 runs as Highveld Lions defeated Eastern Cape Warriors by nine wickets Sunday to claim their first South African SuperSport Series victory of the season.
View ArticleSouth Africa discard Petersen, hits timely ton
Alviro Petersen reminded the South African selectors of his talent Wednesday with 115 runs for Highveld Lions in a SuperSport Series clash against neighbours Northern Titans.
View ArticleAlviro Petersen scores 100 to remind South African selectors of his ability
Alviro Petersen scored his 23rd first-class century, reminding South African selectors of his ability after a poor batting performance in the concurrent Sunfoil Test match against Sri Lanka at Sahara...
View ArticlePetersen to open with Smith in final Sri Lanka Test
Alviro Petersen will open the batting for South Africa with captain Graeme Smith in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka starting at Newlands on Tuesday.
View ArticleAlviro Petersen's vigilant knock in final Test could earn him ticket for England
South Africas opening batsman Alviro Petersen played a patient knock of 96 not out from 244 deliveries against the Kiwis, on the first two truncated days of the final Test match in Wellington, and...
View ArticlePietersen strikes as South Africa bats on
England's part-time spin bowler Kevin Pietersen broke a stubborn South African partnership as Alviro Petersen made a career best score on the second day of the second Test at Headingley on Friday.
View ArticleInjury woes plague South Africa in second Test against England
The Proteas suffered injuries to key players, Alviro Petersen, Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, during the current Test match against England at Headingley.
View ArticleSouth Africa confident of opener Petersen''s fitness for Australia tour
Cricket South Africa''s (CSA) medical team is confident opening batsman Alviro Petersen will recover from his hand injury in time before crucial tour to Australia.
View ArticleMental preparation key for Proteas to make transition from T20 to Tests
South African opener Alviro Petersen has said mental preparation is the key for Proteas players after the Champions League in order to make a transition from the shortest form of the game to the...
View ArticleSouth Africa's Petersen joins Somerset
South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen will be Somerset's overseas player for the first half of the 2013 English season, the county announced Friday.
View ArticleOpener Petersen challenges Oz bowlers to back their verbal jabs on pitch
South Africa opener Alviro Petersen has challenged the Australian bowlers to back their verbal attacks with action on the pitch.
View ArticlePetersen replaces Smith in Proteas squad
Alviro Petersen replaced South Africa skipper Graeme Smith in South Africa's squad for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in the United Kingdom June 6-23.
View ArticleAlviro Petersen says 'content' with Test cricket after exclusion from ODI...
South African player Alviro Petersen has said that he has no desire to make it to the Proteas'' one-day squad after he was left out of it for the upcoming series against Pakistan in the UAE, despite...
View ArticleProteas batsmen impress with half-tons in opening day of practice match...
South Africa has reportedly gained some useful batting practice in hot and humid conditions on the opening day of the three-day practice match against Pakistan A in Sharjah on Tuesday, with four of its...
View ArticleAlviro Petersen sets up foundation to groom `young` South African cricketers
Proteas Test batsman Alviro Petersen has launched a foundation to create better opportunities for the next generation of South African cricketers.
View ArticleTiming of CSA's national contracts leaves Smith confused
South African captain Graeme Smith is reportedly unhappy with Cricket South Africas (CSA) announcement of player contracts as it has been difficult for some of the players to handle.
View Article`Debutant` De Kock may miss out Newlands Test against Oz
South African batsman Quinton de Kock may reportedly miss out the third Test against Australia at Cape Town with his teammate Alviro Petersen likely to return to the team for the deciding Test.
View ArticleProteas in fix to replace 'famed' slip cordon with Kallis and Smith"s retirement
South Africa Test team must reportedly face the reality of significantly remodeling their slip cordon for the first time in many years following the retirements of Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith from...
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