Noel Ferguson

Noel Ferguson

Personal information
Batting style	Left-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-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
Source: Cricket Archive,

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

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^[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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Cricket Archive profile
2. ^ ^{a b c d} CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
3. ^ ^{a b c} First-class matches played by Noel Ferguson at Cricket Archive

Persondata
Name	Ferguson, Noel
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 December 1927
Place of birth
Date of death	31 October 2007
Place of death