There is a New Zealand cricketer named Lachlan Hammond “Lockie” Ferguson who was born on June 13, 1991. He is a member of the New Zealand national squad and plays first-class cricket for Auckland. He is capable of bowling at speeds more than 90 miles per hour, with his fastest speed being 157.3 kilometers per hour (97.7 miles per hour). One of the quickest bowlers in the history of the game, he is renowned for his blistering speed and deadly bouncers. He is one of the fastest bowlers in the globe.
It was in February of 2017 that the Rising Pune Supergiants franchise decided to acquire him for the 2017 Indian Premier League season. By participating in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League, the Kolkata Knight Riders were able to acquire his services in December 2018. Ferguson grabbed his 150th first-class wicket in November 2019, during the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season. This was his 150th wicket overall.
In March of 2021, the Yorkshire County Cricket Club decided to recruit Ferguson in preparation for the 2021 Twenty20 Blast tournament that would take place in England. His inclusion in the One Day International (ODI) squad of New Zealand for their series against Australia took place in November of 2016. The first one-day international match he played for New Zealand was against Australia on December 4, 2016.
In the Twenty20 International (T20I) match that took place on January 3, 2017, he made his debut for New Zealand competing against Bangladesh. Only the second player in the game to accomplish this feat, he was the only one to take two wickets with his first two deliveries. Not only was he included in New Zealand’s Test team for their series against the West Indies in November 2017, but he did not participate in any of the matches.
Lockie Ferguson Biography
| Name | Lockie Ferguson |
| Full Name | Lachlan Hammond Ferguson |
| Date of Birth | 13 June 1991 |
| Place of Birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Father’s Name | Doug Ferguson |
| Mother’s Name | Jan Ferguson |
| Siblings | Mitch Ferguson |
| Spouse | Emma Komocki |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Bowling |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| ODI Debut | December 2016 vs. Australia |
| Test Debut | 12 December 2019 vs. Australia |
| Favourite Food | I love Japanese, love sushi |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
The New Zealand Cricket organization presented him with a new contract for the 2018–19 season in May of 2018, making him one of twenty players to get such an honor. The announcement that he will be a part of New Zealand’s team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup came in April of this year. Ferguson got his fifty-first wicket in one-day internationals on June 5, 2019, during the match against Bangladesh. Following the conclusion of the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) determined that Ferguson was the most promising member of the team.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) selected him to be a member of the Team of the Tournament.
In November 2019, Ferguson was selected to be a member of New Zealand’s Test squad for their upcoming trip to Australia as well as their home series against England. The New Zealand team decided to release Ferguson so that he could take part in the Ford Trophy before the first test match. On the other hand, he was brought back into the New Zealand Test team for the second match of the series.
On December 12, 2019, he went on to make his debut for New Zealand in a test match against Australia.
Ferguson earned his maiden five-wicket haul in Twenty20 International cricket on November 27, 2020, when he played the West Indies in the inaugural Twenty20 International. The announcement that Ferguson will be a part of New Zealand’s team for the 2021 ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup came in August of 2021. Despite this, he was ultimately unable to participate in the competition because he suffered a tear in his calf.
The New Zealand cricket team’s captain for the forthcoming three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh was named Ferguson on September 16, 2023. This was due to the unavailability of both the normal captain, Kane Williamson, and the stand-in captain, Tom Latham. In his first match of the Indian Premier League 2024, which was played against SRH, Ferguson was hit for a significant number of runs. In addition, he was hit for 36 runs in his first two overs against KKR.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 40 | 7 | 68 | 24* | 22.67 | 46 | 147.83 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 4 | 125.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18* | 0.00 | 11 | 163.63 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | 43 | 24* | 0.00 | 29 | 148.27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 40 | 859 | 1270 | 40 | 4/28 | 31.75 | 8.87 | 21.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 48 | 99 | 3 | 2/52 | 33.00 | 12.38 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 46 | 96 | 1 | 1/19 | 96.00 | 12.52 | 46.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 286 | 427 | 12 | 4/28 | 35.58 | 8.96 | 23.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 180 | 224 | 13 | 3/18 | 17.23 | 7.46 | 13.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 119 | 148 | 6 | 3/15 | 24.66 | 7.46 | 19.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 102 | 183 | 2 | 1/38 | 91.50 | 10.76 | 51.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 78 | 93 | 3 | 2/7 | 31.00 | 7.15 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
The individual, on the other hand, made a courageous comeback in his third over and bowled a magnificent slower short ball, which was successful in defeating the hazardous Rinku Singh, who was on the verge of exploding. Ferguson bowled a slower, shorter ball on the middle-leg stump line, which was the first delivery of the 14th over. It was the first delivery of the over. However, Rinku Singh failed to time the pull shot correctly, and as a result, Yash Dayal was able to easily collect it at a short fine leg. Rinku Singh lost the match.
RCB was once again able to get back into the game when the over consisted of just five runs. When the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) were playing each other in Match 36 of the Indian Premier League 2024 at Eden Gardens on Sunday, April 21, Phil Salt, the opener for the KKR, provided his side the perfect start they needed by going for Lockie Ferguson, the speedster for the RCB. At the beginning of Kolkata’s innings, the visitors were successful in preventing Sunil Narine from gaining any ground.
On the other hand, Salt made certain that the hosts did not allow the opponent to gain momentum without their knowledge. Against Ferguson, he hit four boundaries and a couple of sixes, and the latter was completely unable to respond to the destruction that he caused. As a result of Mohammed Siraj’s efforts, Phil Salt was out for 48 runs after scoring off of 14 balls. When the England opener attempted to get a delivery into his pads over square leg, he was unable to get enough distance and height to bring the ball into his pads. Finally, Rajat Patidar was able to finish the catch, which provided Bengaluru with some much-needed relief.
