South African top order batsman Alviro Petersen who currently tops the batting averages in the English county series, has revealed that batting at No 4 has contributed to his superb performances for Somerset.
The 33-year-old who is set to open the batting for the Proteas in their tour of Sri Lanka has scored 517 runs in eight first-class matches for Somerset and averaged 51.7.
Talking about his performances with SuperSport.com, Petersen said: “I actually prefer batting at four rather than open the batting. If I can start my career all over, I would bat at No 4. Opening the batting is by far the hardest batting position.
“Early season in England is always tough for batsmen, but I developed a trigger which I started to use in 2012, and that is to combat late swing.
“It also helped me to get into good positions early. The downside of a trigger is that it’s not always consistent,” he added.
