Wilf Ferguson
On scorecards: W Ferguson
In-game rating: 78/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Wilf Ferguson played 8 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1948 to 1954. The first came against England at Kensington Oval, with scores of 0 and 56, and 2 wickets, and the last against England at Queen's Park Oval in 1954.
The highest score in the archive is 75 against England at Sabina Park in 1948, in a match West Indies won. The best bowling is 6 for 92 against England at Queen's Park Oval in 1948. In all: 2 fifties, 3 five-wicket hauls, 1 ten-wicket match.
At home the average was 38.0 across 5 Tests; away it was 5.0 across 3 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 190 runs at 38.0 in 5 Tests.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 8 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | – | England | Sabina Park | 1948 | Won |
| 56* | – | England | Kensington Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
| 44 | – | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1954 | Drawn |
| 8* | – | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1954 | Drawn |
| 6 | – | India | Eden Gardens | 1948 | Drawn |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/92 | 34.2 | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
| 5/116 | 40 | England | Bourda | 1948 | Won |
| 5/137 | 39 | England | Queen's Park Oval | 1948 | Drawn |
| 4/126 | 57 | India | Brabourne Stadium | 1948 | Drawn |
| 3/23 | 15 | England | Bourda | 1948 | Won |
Best in a match: 11/229 against England (1948).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 190 | 38.00 | 0/2 | 24 | 30.08 |
| Away | 3 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 44.30 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 7 | 148 | 24.67 | 0/2 | 33 | 30.61 |
| 1950s | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 155.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 2 | 57 | 28.50 | 0/0 | 12 | 32.00 |
| Sabina Park | 1 | 75 | 75.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 71.50 |
| Kensington Oval | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 28.00 |
| Eden Gardens | 1 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 33.67 |
| Bourda | 1 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 17.38 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 55.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1948 at Kensington Oval
- Latest in the archive: v England, 1954 at Queen's Park Oval
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