Robin John Peterson (born 4 August 1979) is a former

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er who bowls left arm spin and is a capable batsman. He has played 14

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and over 70 ODIs for

. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on 9 November 2016.

Domestic career

In December 2009, it was revealed that he had signed a contract to play for

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on a Kolpak contract. He attended Alexander Road High School in Port Elizabeth and matriculated in 1997. He was bought by the

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in the 2012

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players auction for $100,000.

International career

He holds the dubious accolade of being the bowler from whom

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scored a tally of 28 runs in a single Test match over, a world record at the time. He was the last bowler to dismiss

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, having him caught at slip by

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after Ponting made just 8 runs in his final test innings. He had also given 35 runs in a match in ODI against Thisara Perera.

ICC World Cup 2011

Robin Peterson's 4 for 12 versus Bangladesh is his best bowling performance in ODIs surpassing his 3 for 22 against England in Chennai. He also hit a quickfire 21 to make his team win against India. He finished the tournament as the highest South African wicket taker of the tournament with 15 wickets at 15.86 average.

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