Mark Ferguson (cricketer)

Mark David Corson Ferguson (born 5 January 1981) is an international cricketer who made his debut for the Hong Kong national team in 2011. He was born in Scotland, but moved to Hong Kong in 2007.

Mark Ferguson
Personal information
Full nameMark David Corson Ferguson
Born (1981-01-05) 5 January 1981
Paisley, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Source: Cricinfo, 25 February 2016

Ferguson was born in Paisley, Renfrewshire,[1] and played club cricket for Kelburne and Greenock.[2] A wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Scotland under-19s at the age of 17, and later represented the team at the 1999 European Under-19 Championship.[3] Ferguson was a member of Scotland's National Cricket Academy for a period, and he also made appearances Scotland A and Scotland B.[2]

In 2007, Ferguson relocated to Hong Kong for work reasons, and began playing for the Hong Kong Cricket Club.[4] He eventually met the residency qualifications for the Hong Kong national team, and made his international debut at the 2011 ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal.[2] Hong Kong made the final of that tournament and consequently qualified for the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier, where Ferguson was a member of Hong Kong's squad but did not play any matches.[4] He did not play in another international tournament until the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand, where he served as his team's primary wicket-keeper.[5] In seven matches at the tournament, Ferguson batted only twice, scoring a duck against the United Arab Emirates and one run against Nepal. He did, however, have a successful tournament keeping wicket, recording twelve dismissals (all catches).[6]

References
  1. Players / Hong Kong / Mark Ferguson – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. Miscellaneous matches played by Mark Ferguson – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. Scotland youth matches played by Mark Ferguson – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. Andrew Nixon (16 February 2012). "Ferguson living Hong Kong dream" Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketEurope. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  5. List A matches played by Mark Ferguson – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  6. List A batting and fielding against each opponent by Mark Ferguson – CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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