Kevin Pietersen
On scorecards: KP Pietersen
In-game rating: 93/99
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CAREER IN BRIEF
Kevin Pietersen played 104 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2014. The first came against Australia at Lord's, with scores of 57 and 64, and the last against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground in 2014.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 4,799 runs at 50.0 in 56 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 227 from 308 balls against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 2010, in a match England won. In all: 23 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 52.8 across 53 Tests; away it was 44.2 across 48 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Australia: 2,158 runs at 45.0 in 27 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 15 Tests and 1,235 runs at 56.1. Kevin Pietersen captained England in 3 Tests, winning 1 and losing 1. The scorecards record 10 player-of-the-match awards. England won 42 of the Tests Kevin Pietersen played and lost 31, with 31 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 104 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | 308 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 2010 | Won |
| 226 | 262 | West Indies | Headingley | 2007 | Won |
| 202* | 326 | India | Lord's | 2011 | Won |
| 186 | 233 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 175 | 232 | India | Kennington Oval | 2011 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/52 | 9 | South Africa | Headingley | 2012 | Drawn |
| 1/0 | 0.3 | South Africa | Lord's | 2008 | Drawn |
| 1/10 | 3 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 2010 | Won |
| 1/11 | 2 | Pakistan | Lord's | 2006 | Drawn |
| 1/11 | 3 | New Zealand | Seddon Park | 2008 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 27 | 2,158 | 44.96 | 4/13 | 1 | 158.00 |
| India | 16 | 1,581 | 58.56 | 6/6 | 2 | 78.50 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 755 | 30.20 | 2/2 | 1 | 75.00 |
| West Indies | 14 | 1,124 | 56.20 | 3/6 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 874 | 51.41 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 10 | 817 | 45.39 | 3/2 | 5 | 34.60 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 530 | 40.77 | 2/1 | 1 | 49.00 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 342 | 68.40 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 53 | 4,537 | 52.76 | 15/18 | 7 | 63.00 |
| Away | 48 | 3,577 | 44.16 | 8/17 | 3 | 145.33 |
| Neutral | 3 | 67 | 11.17 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56 | 4,799 | 49.99 | 16/16 | 4 | 131.25 |
| 2010s | 48 | 3,382 | 43.92 | 7/19 | 6 | 60.17 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 15 | 1,235 | 56.14 | 5/3 | 2 | 50.50 |
| Kennington Oval | 8 | 897 | 59.80 | 4/3 | 1 | 108.00 |
| Trent Bridge | 8 | 543 | 38.79 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 6 | 565 | 62.78 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 6 | 389 | 38.90 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 4 | 596 | 85.14 | 3/0 | 4 | 26.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2005 at Lord's
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2014 at Sydney Cricket Ground
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