How many Test runs has Peter Kirsten scored?

Peter Kirsten has 626 runs in 22 Test innings from 12 matches at an average of 31.30 and a strike rate of 30.03. Highest score: 104.

What is Peter Kirsten's Test batting average?

Peter Kirsten's Test batting average is 31.30, from 626 runs and 22 innings.

How many ODI runs has Peter Kirsten scored?

Peter Kirsten has 1,293 runs in 40 ODI innings from 40 matches at an average of 38.02 and a strike rate of 56.02. Highest score: 97.

What is Peter Kirsten's ODI batting average?

Peter Kirsten's ODI batting average is 38.02, from 1,293 runs and 40 innings.

How many ODI wickets has Peter Kirsten taken?

Peter Kirsten has taken 6 wickets in ODI from 40 matches at a bowling average of 25.33. Best innings: 3/31.

How many international centuries does Peter Kirsten have?

Peter Kirsten has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.

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Peter Kirsten

Top-order batter · 1991 to 1994 · 52 internationals

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52Internationals

1,919Runs

1Hundreds

6Wickets

19Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67	0
ODI	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	0	9	0	90	8

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	12	3	54	1	30	0	-	-	N/A	3.33	N/A	0	0	0
ODI	40	8	183	1	152	6	3/31	3/31	25.33	4.98	30.50	0	0	-

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	12	23	8	0	8	0.347	3 (3ct 0st)
ODI	40	40	11	0	11	0.275	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Peter Kirsten: Test and ODI stats

Test

12 matches · 1992-1994

626runs

Matches: 12
Average: 31.30
Strike rate: 30.03
Hundreds: 1
Highest: 104
Fifties: 4

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ODI

40 matches · 1991-1994

1,293runs

Matches: 40
Average: 38.02
Strike rate: 56.02
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 97
Fifties: 9

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Where the career sits

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	22	22	3	3	1992-04-18	1994-08-18	Complete
ODI	40	40	8	8	1991-11-10	1994-08-25	Complete

Questions fans ask about Peter Kirsten

How many Test runs has Peter Kirsten scored?: Peter Kirsten has 626 runs in 22 Test innings from 12 matches at an average of 31.30 and a strike rate of 30.03. Highest score: 104.
What is Peter Kirsten's Test batting average?: Peter Kirsten's Test batting average is 31.30, from 626 runs and 22 innings.
How many ODI runs has Peter Kirsten scored?: Peter Kirsten has 1,293 runs in 40 ODI innings from 40 matches at an average of 38.02 and a strike rate of 56.02. Highest score: 97.
What is Peter Kirsten's ODI batting average?: Peter Kirsten's ODI batting average is 38.02, from 1,293 runs and 40 innings.
How many ODI wickets has Peter Kirsten taken?: Peter Kirsten has taken 6 wickets in ODI from 40 matches at a bowling average of 25.33. Best innings: 3/31.
How many international centuries does Peter Kirsten have?: Peter Kirsten has 1 international hundreds: 1 in Test.

Explore every recorded innings

52 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1994-08-25	England v South Africa	ODI	England won by 6 wickets
1994-08-18	England v South Africa	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1994-08-04	England v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1994-07-21	England v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 356 runs
1994-04-04	Australia v South Africa	ODI	South Africa won by 26 runs
1994-04-02	Australia v South Africa	ODI	Australia won by 7 wickets
1994-03-25	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1994-03-17	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets
1994-03-04	Australia v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 197 runs
1994-02-24	Australia v South Africa	ODI	South Africa won by 7 wickets
1994-02-22	Australia v South Africa	ODI	Australia won by 88 runs
1994-02-20	Australia v South Africa	ODI	South Africa won by 56 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1992 to 1994

Peter Kirsten in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

626Runs

31.30Average

30.03Strike rate

1Hundreds

4Fifties

104Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	12	3	54	1	30	0	-	-	N/A	3.33	N/A	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	12	23	8	0	8	0.347	3 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught11 · 50.0%

Bowled5 · 22.7%

LBW4 · 18.2%

Not out2 · 9.1%

Test batting position: average and innings

11.001 inns

216.001 inns

3-0 inns

426.0010 inns

533.879 inns

6104.001 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Test runs from boundaries

Fours268 · 42.8%

Other runs358 · 57.2%

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

354runs

39.33average

34.87strike rate

250s

1100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Australia	4	7	0	308	79	44.00	1,048	29.38	0	3	0	30
India	4	7	1	76	26	12.66	369	20.59	0	0	2	8
England	3	6	1	179	104	35.80	468	38.24	1	0	0	23
West Indies	1	2	0	63	52	31.50	199	31.65	0	1	0	6
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Home	7	12	1	263	70	23.90	953	27.59	0	2	2	27
Away	5	10	1	363	104	40.33	1,131	32.09	1	2	0	40
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
1st innings of the match	7	7	0	132	70	18.85	439	30.06	0	1	1	14
2nd innings of the match	5	5	0	243	104	48.60	692	35.11	1	1	1	27
3rd innings of the match	7	7	1	149	53	24.83	525	28.38	0	1	0	17
4th innings of the match	3	3	1	102	52	51.00	428	23.83	0	1	0	9
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
No. 1	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	13	7.69	0	0	0	0
No. 2	1	1	0	16	16	16.00	30	53.33	0	0	0	2
No. 4	6	10	1	234	79	26.00	948	24.68	0	2	2	21
No. 5	6	9	1	271	70	33.87	867	31.25	0	2	0	31
No. 6	1	1	0	104	104	104.00	226	46.01	1	0	0	13
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Won	3	5	0	115	53	23.00	341	33.72	0	1	1	14
Lost	4	8	0	274	79	34.25	923	29.68	0	3	0	26
Drawn	5	9	2	237	104	33.85	820	28.90	1	0	1	27
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
1992	4	7	1	113	52	18.83	445	25.39	0	1	2	11
1993	1	2	0	26	13	13.00	123	21.13	0	0	0	3
1994	7	13	1	487	104	40.58	1,516	32.12	1	3	0	53
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

Peter Kirsten: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s
Newlands	2	4	0	99	70	24.75	340	29.11	0	1	0	10
The Wanderers Stadium	2	4	0	91	53	22.75	258	35.27	0	1	1	12
Kingsmead	2	3	1	73	49	36.50	352	20.73	0	0	0	5
All	12	22	2	626	104	31.30	2,084	30.03	1	4	2	67

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 1

104v EnglandHeadingley · 1994-08-04

Best Test performances

Peter Kirsten: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
104	226	46.01	13	England	Headingley	1994-08-04
79	235	33.61	9	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1994-01-28
70	203	34.48	7	Australia	Newlands	1994-03-17
53	133	39.84	7	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	1994-03-04
52	168	30.95	5	West Indies	Kensington Oval	1992-04-18
49	197	24.87	4	Australia	Kingsmead	1994-03-25
42	229	18.34	2	Australia	Adelaide Oval	1994-01-28
42	129	32.55	5	England	Lord's	1994-07-21
26	84	30.95	4	India	The Wanderers Stadium	1992-11-26
16	30	53.33	2	England	Kennington Oval	1994-08-18

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1994-08-18	England	16 & 1	-	Kennington Oval	England won by 8 wickets
1994-08-04	England	104 & 8*	-	Headingley	Match drawn
1994-07-21	England	8 & 42	-	Lord's	South Africa won by 356 runs
1994-03-25	Australia	49	-	Kingsmead	Match drawn
1994-03-17	Australia	70 & 3	-	Newlands	Australia won by 9 wickets
1994-03-04	Australia	12 & 53	-	The Wanderers Stadium	South Africa won by 197 runs
1994-01-28	Australia	79 & 42	0/17	Adelaide Oval	Australia won by 191 runs
1993-01-02	India	13 & 13	-	Newlands	Match drawn
1992-12-26	India	0	-	St George's Park	South Africa won by 9 wickets
1992-11-26	India	0 & 26	0/8 & 0/5	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn

ODI CAREER · 1991 to 1994

Peter Kirsten in ODIs

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

1,293Runs

38.02Average

56.02Strike rate

0Hundreds

9Fifties

97Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	0	9	0	90	8

Official ODI bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	40	8	183	1	152	6	3/31	3/31	25.33	4.98	30.50	0	0	-

Official ODI fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	40	40	11	0	11	0.275	2 (2ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings

ODI runs by year

Last 20 ODI innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

ODI innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How ODI innings ended

Caught19 · 47.5%

Bowled8 · 20.0%

LBW2 · 5.0%

Run out4 · 10.0%

Stumped1 · 2.5%

Not out6 · 15.0%

ODI batting position: average and innings

129.148 inns

251.805 inns

344.8019 inns

422.578 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

ODI runs from boundaries

Fours360 · 27.8%

Sixes48 · 3.7%

Other runs885 · 68.4%

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings

235runs

23.50average

44.42strike rate

150s

0100s

ODI record by situation

complete career

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
Australia	11	11	2	281	53	31.22	601	46.75	1	21	1
India	11	11	2	389	86*	43.22	581	66.95	3	26	3
West Indies	7	7	1	193	56	32.16	448	43.08	1	13	0
England	3	3	0	30	11	10.00	65	46.15	0	0	1
New Zealand	3	3	0	237	97	79.00	320	74.06	3	19	1
Pakistan	3	3	0	54	35	18.00	109	49.54	0	3	1
Sri Lanka	1	1	0	47	47	47.00	81	58.02	0	5	1
Zimbabwe	1	1	1	62	62*	N/A	103	60.19	1	3	0
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
Home	19	19	2	523	56	30.76	1,123	46.57	2	37	4
Away	13	13	3	352	90	35.20	595	59.15	2	27	1
Neutral	8	8	1	418	97	59.71	590	70.84	5	26	3
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
Batting first	19	19	1	554	90	30.77	1,108	50.00	3	41	5
Chasing	21	21	5	739	97	46.18	1,200	61.58	6	49	3
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
No. 1	8	8	1	204	50	29.14	425	48.00	1	16	0
No. 2	5	5	0	259	97	51.80	365	70.95	3	20	2
No. 3	19	19	4	672	90	44.80	1,121	59.94	5	45	5
No. 4	8	8	1	158	45*	22.57	397	39.79	0	9	1
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
Won	19	19	6	750	86*	57.69	1,324	56.64	6	50	3
Lost	21	21	0	543	97	25.85	984	55.18	3	40	5
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
1991	3	3	1	95	86*	47.50	127	74.80	1	6	1
1992	18	18	3	672	90	44.80	1,096	61.31	5	46	4
1993	6	6	1	139	45*	27.80	354	39.26	0	9	1
1994	13	13	1	387	97	32.25	731	52.94	3	29	2
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

Peter Kirsten: ODI batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	4s	6s
St George's Park	4	4	1	87	45*	29.00	198	43.93	0	10	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	4	4	1	85	49*	28.33	164	51.82	0	1	0
Kingsmead	3	3	0	77	44	25.66	158	48.73	0	4	2
KuGumpo City	3	3	0	84	53	28.00	173	48.55	1	7	1
SuperSport Park	3	3	0	76	35	25.33	144	52.77	0	4	1
All	40	40	6	1,293	97	38.02	2,308	56.02	9	90	8

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best ODI performances

Peter Kirsten: highest ODI scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
97	108	89.81	6	1	New Zealand	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1994-01-08
90	129	69.76	10	0	New Zealand	Eden Park	1992-02-29
86*	92	93.47	6	1	India	New Delhi	1991-11-14
84	86	97.67	7	0	India	Adelaide Oval	1992-03-15
62*	103	60.19	3	0	Zimbabwe	Manuka Oval	1992-03-10
56	91	61.53	2	0	West Indies	Lancaster Park	1992-03-05
56	90	62.22	4	0	India	Newlands	1992-12-07
53	105	50.47	3	1	Australia	KuGumpo City	1994-04-02
50	83	60.24	3	0	New Zealand	WACA Ground	1994-01-14
49*	88	55.68	1	0	Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	1992-02-26

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1994-08-25	England	8	-	Edgbaston	England won by 6 wickets
1994-04-04	Australia	10	-	St George's Park	South Africa won by 26 runs
1994-04-02	Australia	53	-	KuGumpo City	Australia won by 7 wickets
1994-02-24	Australia	15	-	Kingsmead	South Africa won by 7 wickets
1994-02-22	Australia	27	-	St George's Park	Australia won by 88 runs
1994-02-20	Australia	22	-	SuperSport Park	South Africa won by 56 runs
1994-02-19	Australia	47	-	The Wanderers Stadium	South Africa won by 5 runs
1994-01-25	Australia	14	-	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 35 runs
1994-01-23	Australia	11	-	Sydney Cricket Ground	Australia won by 69 runs
1994-01-21	Australia	28	-	Melbourne Cricket Ground	South Africa won by 28 runs