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  Kevin Pietersen Information
Pietersen's performances at this point sparked intense press speculation and comments from former England captains calling for him to be brought into the Test side for The Ashes later in the summer.
Pietersen was named man of the match for his efforts, and finished the series with the most runs by a batsman at 473 runs over the 5 Tests, an average of 52.55.
Pietersen was awarded a central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board until the end of the 2005 summer, and was named both the ICC One-Day player of the year and the ICC Emerging Player of the year in 2005.
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 Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen was born on 27th June, 1980, in Pietermaritzberg, Natal, South Africa.
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 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.
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  Kevin Pietersen at AllExperts
Pietersen's performances at this point sparked intense press speculation and comments from former England captains calling for him to be brought into the Test side for The Ashes later in the summer.
Pietersen was named man of the match for his efforts, and finished the series with the most runs by a batsman at 473 runs over the 5 Tests, an average of 52.55.
Pietersen was awarded a central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board until the end of the 2005 summer, and was named both the ICC One-Day player of the year and the ICC Emerging Player of the year in 2005.
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  Kevin Pietersen - Hampshire - Players - Stats - ECB   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kevin Pietersen only 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.
Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg but his mother comes from Canterbury and in 2001 he decided to throw his lot in with England after becoming disillusioned with the selection system in South Africa.
Pietersen's impressive start to international cricket was rewarded at the start of 2005 when he was added to the squad for the one-day series in South Africa.
ecb.co.uk /mobile/stats/players/hampshire/kevin-pietersen,70,PP.html   (1289 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen - England Test - Players - Stats - ECB
Kevin Pietersen only 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.
Pietersen was born in Pietermaritzburg but his mother comes from Canterbury and in 2001 he decided to throw his lot in with England after becoming disillusioned with the selection system in South Africa.
Pietersen's impressive start to international cricket was rewarded at the start of 2005 when he was added to the squad for the one-day series in South Africa.
www.ecb.co.uk /stats/players/England-Test/kevin-pietersen,70,PP.html   (1382 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen and the 2005 Ashes
When England's selectors chose Pietersen to be in the Ashes squad, they were taking a big gamble considering he had never played a test before and preferring him to the tried and tested experienced campaigner Graham Thorpe.
However, Kevin Pietersen welcomed the challenge with open arms scoring 57 in the first innings against Australia and 64 not out in the second, making him only the 4th person in history to top score in both innings on an English debut.
In a nail-biting finish to the Ashes series when Kevin Pietersen came to the crease in the second innings of the fifth test, England were struggling.
www.biogs.com /famous/pietersen-ashes.html   (291 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen Biography
Pietersen was, unsurprisingly, selected for the full England one-day side at the earliest opportunity, for the tour to Zimbabwe and South Africa in 2004/05.
Pietersen's achievements have led to him being awarded a a central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board until the end of the 2005 summer.
Pietersen was named both the ICC One-Day player of the year and the ICC Emerging Player of the year in 2005.
www.cricketfun.com /viewtopic.php?p=1755   (1006 words)

  
 ICC - Kevin Pietersen named as Emerging Player of the Year at ICC Awards   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Big-hitting England batsman Kevin Pietersen was tonight named as Emerging Player of the Year at the ICC Awards in Sydney.
All three of Pietersen's ODI hundreds came against South Africa, he made four other scores of 50 or more in his matches during the voting period, and his runs were made with a remarkable strike-rate of 99.49 runs per hundred balls.
Pietersen received the trophy from Waqar Younis, the former Pakistan captain, fast bowler and member of the voting Academy.
www.icc-cricket.com /icc-awards/content/story/221640.html   (700 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen - Hampshire - Players - Stats - ECB
Pietersen made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in 2004 Having waited four years to qualify to play for England, he finally made his debut in the first one-day international against Zimbabwe in Harare and his unbeaten 27 helped secure a five-wicket win.
Pietersen also climbed to 25th in the LG ICC ODI rankings after he became the fastest man to 500 runs in one-day international history.
Pietersen smashed 56 from just 39 balls to help England win the opening ODI in Pakistan but was forced to return home after the second game due to a rib problem.
www.ecb.co.uk /mobile/stats/players/hampshire/kevin-pietersen,70,PP.html   (1381 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pietersen's performances at this point sparked intense press speculation and comments from former England captains calling for him to be brought into the Test side for The Ashes later in the summer.
Pietersen was named man of the match for his efforts, and finished the series with the most runs by a batsman at 473 runs over the 5 Tests, an average of 52.55.
Pietersen was awarded a central contract with the England and Wales Cricket Board until the end of the 2005 summer, and was named both the ICC One-Day player of the year and the ICC Emerging Player of the year in 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kevin_Pietersen   (1690 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen : England, : Cricket : CricketZone.Com
Pietersen scored 454 runs in seven matches at the average of 151.63 to grab the 'man of the series' award.
The 'mass hate' reaction when Pietersen first stepped at the Wanderers, Johannesburg, in English colours was heightened by the end of the tour.
Pietersen made his Test debut against Australia at Lord's of all places, and responded with a pair of hard-hitting fifties in a losing cause.
www.cricketzone.com /beta/cricket/html/player/england/kevin_pietersen   (445 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen | The Huffington Post   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer, an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off-spin bowler who plays for England and Hampshire.
Kevin Pietersen struck 104 in England's modest 247 all out but Australia reached their target with 16 balls to spare to severely damage their...
Pietersen wants to score more one-day centuries (File photo) (Getty Images) Kevin Pietersen may be the world's top-ranked batsman but, by his own admission, he is not the best.
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 Mirror.co.uk - Sport - Cricket - WILL WE GIVE IN TO THE AUSSIES? NO FEAR
Pietersen's twin half-centuries at Lord's applied a layer of gloss to England's otherwise impoverished batting in the first Ashes Test.
Pietersen said: "Morale is pretty good and the boys are staying positive and upbeat.
Pietersen's bluster is a refreshing change of mood from spinner Ashley Giles complaining of a media "witch-hunt'' - sorry, can't agree with that one - after the first Test.
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 sport.iafrica.com | today's news Pietersen: wrong country?
Kevin Pietersen is set to make his Test debut in next week's Ashes opener against Australia with many people adamant he is representing the wrong country.
Pietersen, 25, who qualifies for England on account of his mother Penny's birth, rejected the Proteas because he feared a racial quota selection policy was restricting his chances of selection.
Pietersen, who admitted he had "big shoes to fill" in replacing Thorpe, insisted he would not allow the hype to distract him, and added that nothing sledging-masters Australia said to him could possibly compare to the verbal abuse he received in South Africa.
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 Pietersen scoops double honour
Kevin Pietersen scooped two major individual honours on Tuesday as England's Ashes winning team dominated the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual awards.
Pietersen beat his English team mate Andrew Flintoff to win the one-day international player of the year award and was also named as the emerging player of the year.
Pietersen, who made his test debut in the first Ashes Test against Australia before the 12-month voting period closed on July 31, was a runaway winner of the first two individual awards.
www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/oct/11kevin.htm   (361 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen takes Voicenet Solutions on tour
Kevin Pietersen MBE, the England batsman, has chosen Voicenet Solutions, the business grade VoIP provider, to help him stay in touch with friends and family while on tour of India.
Kevin who left for India on Sunday 12th February and will not return home until mid-April is determined to recommend the system to his England team-mates.
Kevin Pietersen MBE, is an England and Hampshire cricketer.
www.pressbox.co.uk /detailed/Telecoms/Kevin_Pietersen_takes_Voicenet_Solutions_on_tour_53737.html   (575 words)

  
 ABC Sport - Cricket - Pietersen ready for spin
Key England batsman Kevin Pietersen is ready to suppress his natural attacking instincts at the World Cup and instead nurdle his way to good scores on the slow Caribbean wickets.
Pietersen, who is also England's third-choice spinner behind Monty Panesar and Jamie Dalrymple, fully expects to have to nudge the ball around for ones and twos against slow bowlers for much of this World Cup.
Pietersen was stumped for 43 on Monday off the bowling of burly Bermuda left-arm spinner Dwayne Leverock and the England number four hinted that he was surprised by his ability given his large size.
www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200703/s1866068.htm   (496 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pietersen out of tour with injury - Dec 13, 2005
Pietersen, a key member of England's team, aggravated the problem during their resounding defeat in the second one-day international in Lahore on Monday.
England's backroom staff had hoped Pietersen would be able to continue to be involved in the tour after a cortisone injection but that has not proved to be the case.
Pietersen burst on the international scene with explosive performances against South Africa and a match-saving century in the final Test against Australia.
edition.cnn.com /2005/SPORT/12/13/cricket.pietersen   (299 words)

  
 Kevin Pietersen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Pietersen is a brash and self-centred individual who doesn’t care for the dignity and sensitivity of others.
Five seasons ago Pietersen turned his back on the country of his birth under a cloud, later claiming in England that the quota system had denied him a chance to play at the top level.
Pietersen is in a serious need of a strong, very strong spin-doctor (pardon this pun) to protect and save his charge from embarrassing those close to him and keeping South Africans from getting further agitated.
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 Pietersen move causes a stir | The Ashes | Cricket | Sport | Telegraph
Kevin Pietersen made his Test debut batting at No 5 against Australia and looks set to return there for England's defence of the urn, which begins at the Gabba here on Thursday.
Warne is Pietersen's captain at Hampshire and claims to be puzzled by his team-mate's regression.
Pietersen's style of batting, taking the ball early and manoeuvring it with his hyperactive wrists, is more likely to be stopped by swing or bounce from a good length, something the new ball usually provides in Australia.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2006/11/21/scprin21.xml   (918 words)

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