Nicholas Ferraby
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Nick Ferraby
| country = Jersey
| international = true
| fullname = Nicholas John Ferraby
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|3|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
| heightft =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role =
| family =
| club1 = Buckinghamshire
| year1 = 2010-present
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| club2 = Leicestershire
| year2 = 2007
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| club3 = Cambridgeshire
| year3 = 2006–2009
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| club4 = Leicestershire Cricket Board
| year4 = 2002
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| columns = 1
| column1 = LA
| matches1 = 3
| runs1 = 14
| bat avg1 = 7.00
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 13*
| deliveries1 = 42
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| T20Idebutdate = 31 May
| T20Idebutyear = 2019
| T20Idebutagainst = Guernsey
| T20Icap = 4
| lastT20Idate = 19 October
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iagainst = Germany
| date = 19 October 2021
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13312.html Cricinfo
}}
Nicholas John Ferraby (born 31 May 1983) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Market Harborough, Leicestershire.
Domestic career in England
Educated at Oakham School and the University of Oxford, Ferraby represented the Leicestershire Cricket Board in 2 List A matches against Denmark in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, and the Kent Cricket Board in the 2nd round of the same competition. Both matches were held in 2002.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44897/List_A_Matches.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive | List A Matches played by Nicholas Ferraby |publisher=cricketarchive.com|access-date=10 August 2016}}
In 2006, Ferraby made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 2006 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. From 2006 to 2009, he represented the county in 15 Championship matches, the last of which came against Norfolk.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44897/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive | Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nicholas Ferraby |publisher=cricketarchive.com|access-date=10 August 2016}} His debut in the MCCA Knockout Trophy came against Oxfordshire in 2006. From 2006 to 2009, he represented the county in 12 Trophy matches, the last of which came against Lincolnshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44897/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive | Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Nicholas Ferraby |publisher=cricketarchive.com|access-date=10 August 2016}}
While representing Cambridgeshire, he made his final List A appearance playing for Leicestershire against Glamorgan in the 2007 Pro40.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/107/107639.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive | Leicestershire v Glamorgan, 2007 NatWest Pro40 |publisher=cricketarchive.com|access-date=10 August 2016}} In his 3 career List A matches, he scored 14 runs at a batting average of 7.00, with a high score of 13*. With the ball he bowled 7 wicket-less overs.
In 2010, Ferraby made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for Buckinghamshire against Hertfordshire.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/266/266297.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive | 2010 Minor Counties Championship |publisher=cricketarchive.com|access-date=10 August 2016}}
Ferraby played for Oxford University Cricket Club in 2014.
Career in Jersey
In 2015, Ferraby moved to Jersey{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/31638650 |title=Nick Ferraby: Ex-Leicestershire player eyes Jersey spot |work=BBC Sport }} where he works as one of the pastors at Jersey Baptist Church {{cite web|url=http://www.jerseybaptistchurch.org/ |title=Jersey Baptist Church}} He plays cricket in Jersey.{{cite web |url=http://www.jerseycricketboard.co.uk/ |title=Jersey Cricket Board |access-date=10 April 2017 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030085200/http://www.jerseycricketboard.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}
In April 2018, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia.{{cite web|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/sport/2018/04/05/chuggys-men-for-mission-to-malaysia/ |title=Chuggy's men for mission to Malaysia |date=5 April 2018 |access-date=6 April 2018 |work=Jersey Evening Post}}
In May 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey.{{cite web |url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000007/000711.shtml |title=Jersey play their first official T20 Internationals |access-date=30 May 2019 |work=Cricket Europe |archive-date=29 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529044753/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000007/000711.shtml |url-status=dead }} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/1185174/game/1185200 |title=1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=31 May 2019}} The same month, he was named in Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey.{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1231405 |title=Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019 |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=31 May 2019}}
In September 2019, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2019-09-16/strong-balanced-dynamic-jersey-name-squad-for-t20-world-cup-qualifier/ |title='Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier |work=ITV News |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=16 September 2019}} In October 2021, Ferraby was named in Jersey's T20I squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament.{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/jersey-squad-t20-world-cup-europe-qualifiers/ |title=Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain |work=Czarsportz |access-date=4 October 2021}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13312.html Nicholas Ferraby] at Cricinfo
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44897/44897.html Nicholas Ferraby] at CricketArchive
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Category:Jersey Twenty20 International cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Leicester
Category:Sportspeople from Market Harborough
Category:Leicestershire Cricket Board cricketers
Category:Cambridgeshire cricketers
Category:Leicestershire cricketers
Category:Buckinghamshire cricketers
Category:Oxford University cricketers
Category:Alumni of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford