George Ferris
Personal information
Full name
George John Fitzgerald Ferris
Born (1964-10-18) 18 October 1964
Urlings, Saint Mary, Antigua
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982/83–1988/89Leeward Islands
1983–1990Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 94 62
Runs scored 745 64
Batting average 12.21 6.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 36* 13*
Balls bowled 13,533 2,881
Wickets 286 75
Bowling average 25.71 26.85
5 wickets in innings 9 1
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 7/42 5/28
Catches/stumpings 13/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 April 2015

George John Fitzgerald Ferris (born 18 October 1964) is a former first-class cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands and Leicestershire.[1] A right-arm fast bowler, Ferris took 286 wickets at 25.71 in his career between 1983 and 1990. His cousin Hamish Anthony played One Day International cricket for the West Indies. Ferris was born in Antigua.

Ferris became a regular in the Leicestershire side in the late 1980s when the other overseas Leicestershire player and fellow West Indian Winston Benjamin was on duty playing for the West Indies. Although Ferris played cricket for the Leeward Islands he was never selected by the West Indies due to the strength of the bowling attack the West Indies had at the time. He took his best figures in 1983 in his fourth match for Leicestershire, when he took 7 for 42 and 3 for 62; seven of his victims were out leg before wicket.[2]

After his career ended he moved to Florida in the US.[3]

References

  1. "George Ferris". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. "Leicestershire v Glamorgan 1983". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. Fissler, Neil (26 May 2015). "Where are they now? Leicestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1985". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 19 February 2022.


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