Quentin Ferreira
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Quentin Ferreira is a former South Arican cricket
er. Ferreira was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in East London, Cape Province
.
In a professional career that lasted from the 1996/97 to the 1998/99 South African cricket seasons, Ferreira played both the first-class
and List A formats of the game with four different sides. Debuting in the 1996/97 season for Eastern Province
, he proceeded to play first-class and List A cricket for Eastern Province B
, Northerns B
and Northerns
. He later played List A cricket in England
for the Surrey Cricket Board
in 1999, making two appearances in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
against Norfolk
in the 1st round and Cheshire
in the 2nd round.
In his first-class career, he played 18 times scoring 374 runs at a batting average
of 23/37, with a single half century high score of 63*
. A bowling all rounder, Ferreira took 57 wickets at a bowling average
of 24.38, with best figures of 4/17. Ferreira played nearly an equal amount of List A matches, playing 22. In these he scored 128 runs at an average of 21.33, with a high score of 34*
. With the ball he took 26 wickets at an average 30.88, with best figures of 3/40. In the field he took 5 catches.
His older borther, Dean, represented Orange Free State
at first-class and List A level.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Ferreira was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in East London, Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
.
In a professional career that lasted from the 1996/97 to the 1998/99 South African cricket seasons, Ferreira played both the first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and List A formats of the game with four different sides. Debuting in the 1996/97 season for Eastern Province
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
, he proceeded to play first-class and List A cricket for Eastern Province B
Eastern Province cricket team
Eastern Province cricket team is the team representing the Eastern Province in domestic first-class cricket in South Africa.-Honours:* Currie Cup - 1988–89, 1991–92; shared - 1989–90* Standard Bank Cup - 1989–90, 1991–92...
, Northerns B
Northerns cricket team
Northerns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937....
and Northerns
Northerns cricket team
Northerns cricket team has played first-class cricket in South Africa since December 1937....
. He later played List A cricket in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
for the Surrey Cricket Board
Surrey Cricket Board
The Surrey Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Surrey.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
in 1999, making two appearances in the 1999 NatWest Trophy
1999 NatWest Trophy
The 1999 NatWest Trophy was the 19th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 4 May and 29 August 1999...
against Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1st round and Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2nd round.
In his first-class career, he played 18 times scoring 374 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 23/37, with a single half century high score of 63*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. A bowling all rounder, Ferreira took 57 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 24.38, with best figures of 4/17. Ferreira played nearly an equal amount of List A matches, playing 22. In these he scored 128 runs at an average of 21.33, with a high score of 34*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. With the ball he took 26 wickets at an average 30.88, with best figures of 3/40. In the field he took 5 catches.
His older borther, Dean, represented Orange Free State
Orange Free State cricket team
The Free State cricket team is the first-class cricket team representing the province of Free State in South Africa....
at first-class and List A level.
External links
- Quentin Ferreira at ESPNcricinfo
- Quentin Ferreira at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...