Noel Ferguson

William Henry Noel Ferguson (6 December 1927 in Downpatrick, County Down – 31 October 2007 [1]) usually known as Noel Ferguson, was an Irish cricketer.

Noel Ferguson
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium-pace
International information
National side
  • Irish
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 122
Batting average 15.25
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 37
Balls bowled 869
Wickets 19
Bowling average 19.73
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 6/37
Catches/stumpings 3/0

A left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler,[1] he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in June 1951 against Scotland[2] in a first-class match.[3] He did not play for the Irish team again until June 1962 (a gap of exactly eleven years),[2] when he returned to the side for another first-class game against the Combined Services cricket team.[3] He remained in the team for the next two years, playing ten matches in all, his last match coming against the MCC in September 1964.[2]

Of his matches for Ireland, five had first-class status.[3] In all matches for Ireland, he scored 180 runs at an average of 12.86 with a top score of 37 against Scotland in July 1963. He took 27 wickets at an average of 21.15, with best bowling of 6/37 against Scotland in July 1962.[2]

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