County Championship: Alviro Petersen secures two-year Lancashire contract
Thursday 22 January 2015 11:15, UK
Former South Africa batsman Alviro Petersen has signed a two-year deal to join Lancashire.
Petersen recently announced his retirement from international cricket and will link up with the county as a non-overseas player, subject to official clearance.
The 34-year-old has plenty of experience of county cricket from previous spells with Glamorgan, Essex and most recently Somerset.
He scored 2,093 in his 36 Tests for South Africa at an average of 34.88, with his top score of 182 coming against England at Headingley in the summer of 2012.
Massive club
Petersen said: “I feel that at 34 it is time for me to retire from international cricket and to move on with my career.
“I am delighted to be joining Lancashire County Cricket Club who are a massive club with some outstanding facilities at their Emirates Old Trafford home.
“In Ashley Giles they have a top coach who will move the county in the right direction.”
Giles said: "We are delighted to bring a player of Alviro's calibre to Old Trafford.
"His experience at the top of the order, both internationally and domestically, is second to none and he will bring outstanding quality to our batting unit.
"He is a player who is well respected within the game and his experience will be of immense benefit to our younger batsmen."
