Robin Peterson

Personal information
Born	(1979-08-04) 4 August 1979 (age 32) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut	1 May 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test	29 February 2008 v Bangladesh
ODI debut	25 September 2002 v India
Last ODI	22 January 2012 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–2004	Eastern Province Warriors
2004–2009	Warriors
2009-	Cape Cobras
2010	Derbyshire (squad no. 5)
2012-	Mumbai Indians
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	6	52	122	175
Runs scored	163	258	4,139	2,577
Batting average	27.16	16.12	25.08	25.26
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	6/15	1/15
Top score	61	36	130	101
Balls bowled	959	2,049	22,127	7,260
Wickets	14	45	342	195
Bowling average	35.50	36.11	32.32	28.44
5 wickets in innings	1	0	14	4
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	5/33	4/12	6/67	7/24
Catches/stumpings	5/–	21/–	57/–	70/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2012

Robin John Peterson (born 4 August 1979) is a South African cricketer who bowls left arm spin and is a capable batsman. He has played six Tests and over 50 ODIs for South Africa.

He holds the dubious accolade of being the bowler from whom Brian Lara scored a world record tally of 28 runs in a single Test match over.^[1]

In December 2009, it was revealed that he had signed a contract to play for Derbyshire on a Kolpak contract.^[2]

He attended Alexander Road High school in Port Elizabeth and matriculated in 1997.

He was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2012 Indian Premier League players auction for $100,000.^[3]

ICC World Cup 2011[link]

Robin Peterson's 4 for 12 versus Bangladesh is his best bowling performance in ODIs surpassing his 3 for 22 against England in Chennai.^[4]

Career Best Performances[link]

as of 18 July 2010

References[link]

1. ^ "Most runs off one over". www.cricinfo.com. http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/content/records/233006.html. 
2. ^ "Derbyshire Sign All-Rounder Peterson". Cricket World. 1 December 2009. http://www.cricketworld.com/uk_county_cricket/derbyshire/article/?aid=22568. Retrieved 2 December 2009. 
3. ^ "IPL auction 2012". http://cricket.yahoo.com/news/ipl-auctions--big-bucks-for-jadeja--no-takers-for-laxman.html. 
4. ^ "South Africa vs Bangladesh, ICC World Cup 2011". http://iccworld-cup2011.blogspot.com/2011/03/south-africa-vs-bangladesh-mirpur-19th.html. 

v t e South Africa squad – 2003 Cricket World Cup 1 Pollock (c) 2 Boucher 3 Boje 4 Dippenaar 5 Donald 6 Gibbs 7 Hall 8 Kallis 9 Kirsten 10 Klusener 11 Langeveldt 12 Ntini 13 Peterson 14 Rhodes 15 Zondeki 16 Smith Replacement for Rhodes

v t e South Africa squad – 2007 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 1 Bosman 2 Boucher 3 de Villiers 4 Gibbs 5 Hall 6 Kallis 7 Kemp 8 Langeveldt 9 Nel 10 Ntini 11 Peterson 12 Pollock 13 Prince 14 Smith (c) 15 Telemachus Coach: Arthur

v t e South Africa squad – 2009 ICC World Twenty20 Semi-Finalists 1 Smith (c) 2 Abdulla 3 Botha 4 Boucher 5 de Villiers 6 Duminy 7 Gibbs 8 Kallis 9 A. Morkel 10 M. Morkel 11 Ontong 12 Parnell 13 Peterson 14 Steyn 15 van der Merwe Coach: Arthur

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Kamran Akmal

کامران اکمل

Personal information
Full name	Kamran Akmal(Member of Akmal dynasty)
Born	(1982-01-13) 13 January 1982 (age 30) Lahore, Pakistan
Batting style	Right hand bat
Role	Wicketkeeper/Batsman
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 172)	9 November 2002 v Zimbabwe
Last Test	26 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 143)	23 November 2002 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	30 March 2011 v India
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODI	T20I
Matches	53	130	38
Runs scored	2,648	2,772	704
Batting average	30.79	27.44	23.46
100s/50s	6/12	5/9	0/5
Top score	158*	124	73
Catches/stumpings	184/22	129/21	17/28
Source: Cricinfo, 12 September 2010

Kamran Akmal (Urdu: کامران اکمل; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played Tests, ODIs and T20Is for Pakistan as a wicket-keeper.

International career[link]

He is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved 6 centuries in Test innings. However, his first century was vital - his 109 from the number eight position at Mohali, coming in with Pakistan in a lead of 39 against India in the first Test, ensured that the visitors could draw the match. His form against the touring English in 2005 made him one of the most important players in the team. Naturally, he is a batsman that plays lower down the order but has sometimes opened in both Test and One-day cricket. As an opener he has scored two back to back centuries in ODIs against England. Coming in lower down the order in Test matches, he played one memorable innings. He saved Pakistan from a score of 39/6, scoring a century, to a competitive 245 which helped Pakistan win the match and the series.

His batting was highly productive in early 2006 as he scored seven international hundreds within the space of 6 months. Since his tour of England in Summer 2006 however his batting form dwindled and steadily become worse. His wicket-keeping also worsened and dropped many catches on both the England tour and on a tour to South Africa in early 2007. He then scored an international hundred in the Bangladeshi tour of Pakistan in 2008. He later moved to have some injuries and did not play for some days but later he was again brought into the team.

Akmal was dropped for the Asia Cup 2008 as a result of his poor wicket-keeping. He was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed who performed very well at the domestic level and also because of Sarfraz's strong showing in the U-19 World Cup. Akmal was named in the 30 man probable squad for the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy.

Akmal was part of the Pakistan team that won the T20 World Cup in 2009. He was notable for his quick stumpings, dismissing 4 batsmen in one match against Netherlands.

On 12 November 2008, Akmal hit two consecutive 6s in the last over. As a result Pakistan won the first ODI in Abu Dhabi against West Indies.

On 17 July 2010, Akmal was appointed the vice-captain of the Pakistani test squad but later removed because of his alleged involvement in spot fixing.^[1]

Match fixing allegations[link]

In the 2nd Test match on the 2009-10 tour of Australia, Akmal dropped four catches in the Australian innings, three of those coming from Michael Hussey. Hussey went on to score 134* and was involved in a massive 9th wicket partnership stand of 133 runs with Peter Siddle. Pakistan eventually went on to lose the match by 36 runs, after being dismissed for just 139 in the second innings. Later it was alleged that he, along with pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were involved in match fixing, and were questioned by Pakistan Cricket Board and subsequently dropped for the Twenty20 series against England.^[2]

In early September 2010 The International Cricket Council sent an official notice to Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal telling him that he is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test.[1] For the subsequent series against South Africa in October 2010 Akmal had an operation to remove his appendix and was unavailable for the limited-overs squad. Akmal was able to recover from the operation to participate in the two-match test series but Zulqarnain Haider was selected ahead of him ^[3] Another reason also emerged that Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Umar Amin and Yasir Hameed were not selected for the tour due to the fact that suspicions were raised that they were involved with the spot-fixing scandal that included Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif. Another player Wahab Riaz was under investigation for fixing but the ICC had interrogated him and he was no longer part of the investigation therefore he was allowed to take part on the tour of South Africa that included two Twenty20 Internationals, five ODI matches and two Test matches. Though this has not been confirmed by the board, it is believed that the reason they were not picked was that the suspicion had not been cleared.^[4] The ICC confirmed that Akmal had been barred from entering the team. Once his investigation was completed he was available for national selection.^[5]

Wicket-keeping[link]

Kamran Akmal has been constantly criticized for his lack of consistent wicket-keeping. After another horrendous series behind the stumps against Sri Lanka in January 2009 journalists and former players called for his removal from the national team.^[6] His wicket-keeping steadily improved, with a very strong showing in the 2009 T20 World Cup, including a world-record performance of four stumpings in a single match against the Netherlands. However during the second test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground he dropped four catches, including three chances from Michael Hussey in one session on Day 4. Hussey went on to score a match winning century with the Pakistan team losing in a shock result after dominating the first three days of play.^[7][8] He was subsequently dropped for the third test, being replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed. After this tour Akmal saw a steady improvement in his wicket-keeping for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, 2010 Asia Cup and against Australia in July 2010 however the next test series against England saw Akmal drop three easy catches and miss a stumping. The match as a consolation saw Akmal take a superb catch of Kevin Pietersen before dropping a catch on the very next ball against Paul Collingwood. In the first innings Akmal dropped a catch of Eoin Morgan when he was on 23 who then went on to score 130.^[9] Despite having another keeper, Zulqarnain Haider, in the squad, Pakistani captain Salman Butt announced it was too early in the series as only one match had been played to decide the fate of Kamran Akmal.^[10]

Personal life[link]

Akmal has two brothers, Adnan Akmal and Umar Akmal, who are also professional cricketers. The former being a keeper-batsman and the latter being a batting all-rounder. He married in 2006 and lives with his wife, Aaiza, and their young daughter. He is a graduate of Beaconhouse School System Garden Town,Lahore.^[11] On 14 November 2010 it emerged that Akmal and his family had been robbed at gunpoint. The family were heading to wedding near their home when two unidentified people came and held them at gunpoint. The family were safe but the robbers ran away with a thousand dollar diamond ring, jewellery, expensive watches and cash ^[12]

IPL career[link]

Akmal was signed on to the Rajasthan Royals, and played in the inaugural season of the IPL. He played five matches in the tournament, as wicket-keeper and top-order batsman, including the final of the tournament against the Chennai Super Kings. He took two catches in the first innings, however he was run out for six runs during the Royal's chase. The Royals went on to win the tournament after a thrilling finish. He did not play in 2009 because Pakistani players were not selected by any IPL teams to participate that season as a result of the tense atmosphere after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Test centuries[link]

Test Centuries of Kamran Akmal
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
[1]	109	11	India	Mohali, India	Punjab C.A. Stadium	2005
[2]	154	18	England	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	2006
[3]	102*	19	India	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	2006
[4]	113	21	India	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	2006
[5]	119	37	India	Kolkata, India	Eden Gardens	2007
[6]	158*	39	Sri Lanka	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	2009

ODI Centuries[link]

ODI Centuries of Kamran Akmal
#	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year
[1]	124	15	West Indies	Brisbane, Australia	The Gabba	2005
[2]	102	31	England	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	2005
[3]	109	32	England	Karachi, Pakistan	National Stadium	2005
[4]	100	83	Bangladesh	Lahore, Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	2008
[5]	116*	99	Australia	Abu Dhabi, UAE	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	2009

References[link]

13 [2]

External links[link]

• Cricinfo profile