Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen - England Cricketer :: The Ship-Shaper
Kevin Pietersen, known as KP, is an English cricketer. He is an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club and is captain of the England Test match and One Day International teams.
Kevin Pietersen - England Cricket Player

Kevin Pietersen Aliases (Nicknames & Misspelled names): KP, Kelves, Kapes, The Ego, FIGJAM (Fuck I'm Good, Just Ask Me)

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Birth Name              Kevin Peter Pietersen
Date of Birth           27-Jun-80
Nationality              British
Height                    6'4"
Sex                         Male
Birth Place             Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Languages             English
Education              Maritzburg College, University of SA
Father                   Penny(Afrikaner)
Mother                 Jannie(English)
Brother               Tony
Greg
Bryan(playing club and second XI cricket in England)



Kevin Pietersen Biodata:
Kevin Pietersen is the symbol of new generation of cricketers. KP made his international debut in late 2004 but within less than a year he had cemented his place in both the Test and one-day sides and more importantly helped England reclaim the Ashes. His powerful batting, as well as colourful hairstyles, have helped to make him a fans’ favourite and rarely can anyone have burst onto the scene with such an impact.
With a South African father and an English mother, Pietersen played for his home club Natal as a boy and made his first professional cricket debut for their B team in the 1997-1998 season.
Pietersen continued to play for Natal for the next 2 seasons, however a lack of opportunities in the first team caused him to move to England and he signed a professional contract with Nottinghamshire in 2001.
Kevin Pietersen made a huge impression on the team that year with his big hitting and quality fielding. His impressive right hand batting technique earned him an average of 57.95 in his first season of county cricket. He made his most impressive show of the season at Derby in July, hitting 218 not out in an unbroken sixth wicket partnership of 352 with John Morris. This was after getting a duck in the first innings! The following year, Pietersen beat this score at Middlesex with 254 not out.
To play for England Kevin Pietersen had to complete a four-year residency qualification and so in preparation for the first team he went with the England A team to India and in his six innings there he scored three centuries and one half century.
Not surprisingly Pietersen was selected for the full England team as soon as possible and impressed immediately in the ODIs (One Day Internationals) against Zimbabwe and South Africa. In 2005 after some rumoured 'tension' with his Nottinghamshire team-mates he moved to Hampshire for the start of the new season. Then the England selectors chose him to be in the 2005 Ashes squad. Pietersen put in an incredible performance - for details read Ben Rosenbaum's analysis: Kevin Pietersen's Ashes.
Wisden named Kevin Pietersen one of the top 5 cricketers in the world in 2005.
Pietersen's form continued and in March 2006 in the second one day international against India his innings of 71 meant that he passed 1,000 career runs in ODIs in just 21st innings, equalling Viv Richards's record. Kevin Pietersen continued his excellent batting back home. In May 2006 in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka, Pietersen equalled his top score in Test matches of 158. He matched 158 again in the second Test of the 2006 Ashes when he was brilliantly run out by Ricky Ponting. Kevin Pietersen and Paul Collingwood had a partnership of 310 - the highest fourth-wicket partnership for England against Australia.
Although the 2006 Ashes were disappointing for England, Pietersen was one of their better players. Misfortune followed when, in a one day game against Australia, Kevin Pietersen suffering a fractured rib and was ruled out of the rest of the one-day series. Kevin Pietersen fared better in the World Cup and by the end of March 2007, averaging 60.50, Pietersen had become only the third England player to lead the world rankings for one-day batsmen.
Pietersen's excellent form continued and on 26 May 2007 he hit his first Test double-century, a marvellous 226 off 262 balls. It was the highest score for England of any batsman since Graham Gooch's 333 against India in 1990




Kevin Pieterson Career Highlights:
Expansive with the bat and explosive with the bombast, the South African-born Kevin Pietersen is not one for the quiet life. Pietersen, an enthusiastic, bold-minded and big-hitting cricketer, first ruffled feathers by shunning South Africa - he was disenchanted with the quota system - in favour of England; his eligibility coming courtesy of an English mother. Sure enough, as soon as he qualified in September 2004, he was invited to tour Zimbabwe for that winter's one-dayers, where he averaged 104 in three innings. Success here earned him a late call into England's team against none other than South Africa in early 2005. Undeterred by hostile receptions from the home crowds, he announced his arrival - loudly, of course - with three centuries in five innings, and in doing so demonstrated his peerless eye for the ball and for making headlines, too.
Playing at Test level was next on the Pietersen to-do list, and, as a man who puts his money, if not always his mind, where his mouth is, it was only a matter of time. Overlooked for two Tests against Bangladesh, he made his debut against Australia at Lord's of all places, and responded with a pair of hard-hitting fifties in a losing cause. Six dropped catches in the series appeared to have dented his brash confidence, but with the series at stake, he once again showed his unswerving eye for the limelight by clubbing a phenomenal 158 on the final day at The Oval, to secure the draw that England needed for a first Ashes triumph in 18 years. Unsurprisingly, that innings proved hard to live up to, but astonishingly Pietersen managed it, clubbing two more big hundreds in his next two Test innings in England, the second of which - against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston - included a remarkable reverse-sweep for six off Muttiah Muralitharan.
KP has evolved from a dashing youngster to a responsible player who can control the innings as per the situation.





Kevin Pietersen Professional Facts:

Major Teams Represented
England
Hampshire
ICC World XI
KwaZulu-Natal
Natal
Nottinghamshire
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm offbreak
Test Cricket Debut
England v Australia at Lord's - Jul 21-25, 2005
ODI Cricket Debut
Zimbabwe v England at Harare - Nov 28, 2004
Twenty20 Cricket Debut
England v Australia at Southampton - Jun 13, 2005
Other Sports Played
Golfs
Swimming (represented his state in 1992-93)
Running
Other Sports Followed
Formula One (Ferrari)
Rugby (Natal Sharks)




Awards
Year
Award Description
2005
ICC Emerging Player of the Year 2005
ICC One-Day Player of the Year 2005
Awarded the MBE on 31st December 2005
2006
Time magazine named him as one of the Asian Heroes
Test Cricket Awards - Man of the Match
Date
Opponent
Ground
Performance
8 September–12 September 2005
Australia
The Oval, Kennington
Batting: 158
25 May–28 May 2006
Sri Lanka
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Batting: 142
25 May–28 May 2007
West Indies
Headingley Stadium, Leeds
Batting: 226
19 July–23 July 2007
India
Lord's cricket ground, St John's Wood
Batting: 134
ODI Cricket awards - Man of the Match
Date
Opponent
Ground
Performance
1-Dec-04
Zimbabwe
Harare Sports Club, Harare
Batting: 77*
2-Feb-05
South Africa
Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein
Batting: 108*
13-Feb-05
South Africa
Centurion Park, Centurion
Batting: 116
19-Jun-05
Australia
County Ground, Bristol
Batting: 91*




Kevin Pietersen Endorsements:
Adidas
Woodworm Cricket Company
Phaeton
Red Bull
CITIZEN Eco Drive
npower's grassroots cricket initiative - Urban Cricket
The News of the World