Lockie Ferguson

Lachlan Hammond "Lockie" Ferguson (born 13 June 1991) is a New Zealand cricketer who represents the New Zealand national team and plays first-class cricket for Auckland.[1][2]

Lockie Ferguson
Personal information
Full nameLachlan Hammond Ferguson
Born (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991
Auckland, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 276)12 December 2019 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 190)4 December 2016 v Australia
Last ODI13 March 2020 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 71)3 January 2017 v Bangladesh
Last T20I5 November 2019 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–presentAuckland
2017Rising Pune Supergiant
2018Derbyshire
2019Kolkata Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 37 8 45 69
Runs scored 63 1 505 177
Batting average 7.00 1.00 13.64 7.69
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 1 41 24
Balls bowled 1,956 186 7,123 3,580
Wickets 69 14 161 126
Bowling average 25.78 15.85 24.68 25.50
5 wickets in innings 1 0 11 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/45 3/21 7/34 6/27
Catches/stumpings 10/– 3/– 16/– 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 March 2020

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In February 2017, he was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 50 lakhs.[3] In December 2018, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[4][5] In November 2019, during the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Ferguson took his 150th first-class wicket.[6]

International career

In November 2016, he was added to New Zealand's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Australia.[7] He made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Australia on 4 December 2016.[8]

On 3 January 2017 he made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for New Zealand against Bangladesh.[9] In the match he took two wickets with his first two deliveries, only the second player to do so.[10]

In November 2017, he was added to New Zealand's Test squad for their series against the West Indies, but he did not play.[11] In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by New Zealand Cricket.[12]

In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[13][14] On 5 June 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Ferguson took his 50th wicket in ODIs.[15] Following the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Ferguson as the rising star of the squad.[16] He was named in the Team of the Tournament by the ICC.[17]

In November 2019, Ferguson was named in New Zealand's Test squad for their home series against England and their visit to Australia.[18] Ahead of the first Test, Ferguson was released from the New Zealand squad to participate in the Ford Trophy.[19] However, he was recalled back into New Zealand's Test squad for the second match of the series.[20] He made his Test debut for New Zealand, against Australia, on 12 December 2019.[21]

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References
  1. "Lockie Ferguson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. "'It would be a dream come true' – Lockie Ferguson eyes Test debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  4. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  5. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  6. "Plunket Shield round-up: Lockie Ferguson and Neil Wagner let it rip". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. "Uncapped Ferguson in NZ squad for Chappell-Hadlee Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. "New Zealand tour of Australia, 1st ODI: Australia v New Zealand at Sydney, Dec 4, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. "Bangladesh tour of New Zealand, 1st T20I: New Zealand v Bangladesh at Napier, Jan 3, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
  10. "Williamson, Ferguson thump Bangladesh". ESPNcricinfo. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  11. "Blundell to make Test debut against WI; NZ call Ferguson as cover for Southee". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. "Todd Astle bags his first New Zealand contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  13. "Sodhi and Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  14. "Uncapped Blundell named in New Zealand World Cup squad, Sodhi preferred to Astle". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  15. "World Cup 2019: Ross Taylor, Matt Henry script New Zealand's 2-wicket win over Bangladesh". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  16. "CWC19 report card: New Zealand". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  17. "CWC19: Team of the Tournament". ICC. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  18. "Lockie Ferguson set for New Zealand Test debut after maiden call-up". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  19. "New Zealand v England: Black Caps omit Lockie Ferguson, go with tried and true". Stuff. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  20. "Boult, de Grandhomme ruled out of second Test with injuries". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  21. "1st Test (D/N), ICC World Test Championship at Perth, Dec 12-16 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2019.
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