NAIROBI: Former South African international Peter Kirsten, currently coaching Jersey, has taken up a short-term role as batting consultant with Kenya. Kirsten will miss Jersey’s final match of the World Cricket League (WCL) to join his brother Andy on Kenya’s coaching staff.

In the near future, Kenya play Ireland in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, started on Saturday, a triangular ODI series with Zimbabwe and Ireland, and two ODIs against South Africa.

“The Board would like to thank ‘PK’ for successfully coaching Jersey through WCL Division 5 and European Division 2 this year and he goes to Kenya with our best wishes,” said a statement from the Jersey Cricket Board.

Jersey have been relegated to Division Five of the WCL, to be held in 2010. They play fellow relegates Fiji today.

Kirsten, 53, played 12 Tests for South Africa after making his debut aged 37 following their readmission into international cricket. His only Test century came against England at Headingley in 1994.