In the 16 innings in which this player bowled, he took four or more wickets 10 times. Six of these were five wicket halls.
JJ Ferish played cricket for both England and Australia.
Achieving international cricket is a huge task in itself. In such a situation, if a player does this for two countries, then his talent can be understood. John James Ferris is one such name who has played cricket for both England and Australia. The funny thing is that his performance for both teams has been remarkable. JJ Ferris was a left-handed swing bowler, and used to do the work of batsmen in a pinch. He first played cricket for Australia and became part of the England team. He played nine Test matches and took 61 wickets in them. Today is Ferris’s birthday. He was born in Sydney, Australia in 1967. In his short test career, Ferris earned a lot of name. He later died of typhoid at the age of 33.
In 1886–87, Ferris played England for 45 runs in the Sydney Test. During this time, Ferris and his partner Charlie Turner played the team of England team together. He took 48 wickets in eight Tests for Australia. Then he moved to England and settled there. Here in 1891–92, he played against South Africa and took 13 wickets for 91 runs. In such a situation, his international career ended with 61 wickets in nine Tests. During this time, his wicket-taking average was 12.70 while the strike rate was 37.7.
Ferris was amazing in wicket taking strike and average
He is only behind George Lohman in average and strike rate among bowlers who have taken 50 or more wickets in Test cricket. In 16 innings in which Ferris bowled 10 times, he took four or more wickets. Six of these were five wicket halls. Ferris also played 198 first class matches. In this, he took 812 wickets. He took this wicket in a career of 10 years. In addition, he also scored 4264 runs in the first class. He bowled without a front against the opposing team in three Tests in his career. That is, when they came for bowling, they kept bowling until the opposing team was out. He did this twice for Australia and once for England. He is the first bowler to achieve this feat. Interestingly, he did this twice.
In 1900, JJ Ferris was part of the British Army and Boer went to South Africa for the war. He died here at the age of 33 due to typhoid.
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