Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen

Pietersen in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Peter Pietersen
Born	(1980-06-27) 27 June 1980 (age 36) Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa
Nickname	Skunk, KP, Kapes, Kp24
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Relations	Jessica Taylor (wife; m. 2007)
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 626)	21 July 2005 v Australia
Last Test	3 January 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 185)	28 November 2004 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	16 September 2013 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	24
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1997–1998	Natal B (squad no. 24)
1998–1999	KwaZulu Natal B (squad no. 24)
1999–2000; 2010	KwaZulu Natal (squad no. 24)
2001–2004	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 24)
2004	MCC (squad no. 24)
2005–2010	Hampshire (squad no. 24)
2009–2010	Royal Challengers Bangalore (squad no. 24)
2010–2015; 2017-present	Surrey (squad no. 24)
2011	Deccan Chargers (squad no. 24)
2012–2014	Delhi Daredevils (squad no. 24)
2014–present	St Lucia Zouks (squad no. 24)
2014–present	Melbourne Stars (squad no. 24)
2015–present	Sunfoil Dolphins (squad no. 24)
2016–present	Quetta Gladiators (squad no. 24)
2016	Rising Pune Supergiants (squad no. 24)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 104 136 217 253 Runs scored 8,181 4,440 16,522 8,112 Batting average 47.28 40.73 49.76 40.76 100s/50s 23/35 9/25 50/71 15/46 Top score 227 130 355* 147 Balls bowled 1,311 400 6,443 2,390 Wickets 10 7 73 41 Bowling average 88.60 52.86 51.50 51.75 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a Best bowling 3/52 2/22 4/31 3/14 Catches/stumpings 62/– 40/– 152/– 85/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 October 2015

Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980) is a South African born English professional cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who currently plays for Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League, the Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League as well as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins in the CSA T20 Challenge. He had also been signed by the Rising Pune Supergiants for the 2016 season of the Indian Premier League.

Pietersen was born to an Afrikaner father and English mother in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Province, South Africa. He made his first-class debut for Natal in 1997 before moving to England in 2000, after voicing his displeasure at the racial quota system in South African cricket. Being of English ancestry, Pietersen was eligible for the England team so long as he first served a four-year qualifying period in English county cricket. He was called up by England almost immediately after he completed four years with Nottinghamshire. He made his international debut in the One Day International (ODI) match against Zimbabwe in 2004 and his Test match debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia. Pietersen left Nottinghamshire for Hampshire in 2005, but the England team's subsequent reliance on him resulted in Pietersen's making only a single first-class appearance for his new county between 2005 and 2010. In June 2010, Pietersen announced his wish to leave Hampshire; he joined Surrey on loan for the remainder of the season, then moved permanently in 2011.