Lachlan Hammond "Lockie" Ferguson (born 13 June 1991) is a New Zealand

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er who represents the New Zealand national team and plays

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

for

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

. He is able to bowl at speeds in excess of 90 mph, his fastest being 157.3 km/h (97.7 mph). Known for his searing pace and lethal bouncers, he is one of the world's fastest bowlers to have ever played the game. He was a part of the New Zealand squad to finish as runners-up at the

2019 Cricket World Cup The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup was the 12th Cricket World Cup, a quadrennial One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament contested by men's national teams and organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The tournament was hosted bet ...

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In February 2017, he was bought by the

Rising Pune Supergiants Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors ...

team for the

2017 Indian Premier League The 2017 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 10 and branded as Vivo IPL 2017) was the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI ...

. In December 2018, he was bought by the

Kolkata Knight Riders The Kolkata Knight Riders, also known as KKR, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Kolkata, West Bengal, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and ...

in the player auction for the

2019 Indian Premier League The 2019 Indian Premier League season (also known as IPL 12) was the twelfth season of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. At one point othe ...

. In November 2019, during the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Ferguson took his 150th first-class wicket. In March 2021, Ferguson was signed by

Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club is a professional Cricket club based in Yorkshire, England. The team competes in the County Championship, the top tier of English First-class cricket. Nicknamed "Vikings". Yorkshire also competes in T20 Blast, O ...

ahead of the 2021 T20 Blast competition in England. In the 2022 Indian Premier League auction, Ferguson was bought by the

Gujarat Titans The Gujarat Titans, also known as GT, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The home ground of the team is Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The franchise is o ...

International career

In November 2016, he was added to New Zealand's

One Day International One Day International (ODI) is a format of cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of fifty overs, with the game lasting up to 7 hours. The World Cup, generally held every four yea ...

(ODI) squad for their series against Australia. He made his ODI debut for New Zealand against Australia on 4 December 2016. On 3 January 2017 he made his

Twenty20 International Twenty20 International (T20I) is a form of Twenty20 cricket, in which each team plays a single innings with a maximum of twenty overs. The matches are played between international teams recognized by the International Cricket Council (ICC). ...

(T20I) debut for New Zealand against Bangladesh. In the match he took two wickets with his first two deliveries, only the second player to do so. In November 2017, he was added to New Zealand's

Test Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: * Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities Arts and entertainment * ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film * ''Test'' (2014 film) ...

squad for their series against the West Indies, but he did not play. In May 2018, he was one of twenty players to be awarded a new contract for the 2018–19 season by

New Zealand Cricket New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand. New Zealand Cricket operates the New ...

. In April 2019, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the

. On 5 June 2019, in the match against

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, Ferguson took his 50th wicket in ODIs. Following the World Cup, the

International Cricket Council The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the global Sports governing body, governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England, and South Africa. In 1965, the body wa ...

(ICC) named Ferguson as the rising star of the squad. He was named in the Team of the Tournament by the ICC. In November 2019, Ferguson was named in New Zealand's

squad for their home series against England and their tour to Australia. Ahead of the first Test, Ferguson was released from the New Zealand squad to participate in the Ford Trophy. However, he was recalled back into New Zealand's Test squad for the second match of the series. He made his Test debut for New Zealand, against

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

, on 12 December 2019. On 27 November 2020, in the first T20I against the West Indies, Ferguson took his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. In August 2021, Ferguson was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. However, he was later ruled out of the tournament following a calf tear. On 2 September 2023, in the absence of regular captain

Kane Williamson Kane Stuart Williamson (born 8 August 1990) is a New Zealand international cricketer and a former captain of the New Zealand national team. On 27 February 2023, Williamson became the all-time leading run-scorer for New Zealand in Test cricket. ...

and stand-in captain Tom Latham, Ferguson was named the captain of the New Zealand cricket team for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh. In May 2024, he was named in New Zealand’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. On 17 June 2024, in a group stage match against

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...

, Ferguson returned figures of 3/0 in four overs, becoming the first player to bowl four maidens in a Men's T20 World Cup match, and 2nd bowler after Saad Bin Zafar in T20Is. On 18 February 2025, Ferguson was ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to a foot injury sustained in a warm-up match against Afghanistan. He was sent home and replaced by Kyle Jamieson. Head coach Gary Stead expressed disappointment, emphasizing Ferguson’s value to the team.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Lockie 1991 births Living people New Zealand cricketers New Zealand Test cricketers New Zealand One Day International cricketers New Zealand Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers from Auckland Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup Auckland cricketers Derbyshire cricketers Rising Pune Supergiant cricketers Kolkata Knight Riders cricketers Yorkshire cricketers Manchester Originals cricketers Gujarat Titans cricketers Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricketers Welsh Fire cricketers Sydney Thunder cricketers Twenty20 International hat-trick takers Punjab Kings cricketers