John Alexander Fergusson (24 June 1882 — 28 April 1947) was a
Scottish
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first-class
cricket
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er.
Fergusson was born to Scottish parents at
Liverpool in June 1882.
A
club cricketer for Perth County Cricket Club, Fergusson made his debut for
Scotland against the touring
Indians
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at
Galashiels in 1911. The following season he played twice against the touring
South Africans, and once against
Ireland. Following the
First World War and ten years after he last appeared in first-class cricket. Fergusson made two first-class appearances in 1922 against the
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and
Surrey
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; the following season he made a further two appearances, against
Wales and
Middlesex. Described by ''
Wisden'' as "among the best cricketers ever known in Scotland", Fergusson excelled as a batsman, bowler and fielder.
In eight first-class matches, Fergusson scored 283 runs at an
average of 20.21, with a highest score of 103
not out which came in 1922 against the MCC at
Lord's
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.
With his right-arm
medium pace bowling, he took 9 wickets with best figures of 5 for 36, which he took on debut against the Indians. In club cricket for Perthshire, he scored over 10,000 runs.
Outside of cricket, Fergusson was a wine and spirits merchant and the licensee of the Queen's Hotel Bar in
Dundee
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. Fergusson died at his Perth home in April 1947, having been seriously ill for a week or two prior to his death.
[Death of a Great Scots Cricketer. '' Aberdeen Press and Journal''. 29 April 1947. p. 3]
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1882 births
1947 deaths
Cricketers from Liverpool
Scottish cricketers
Wine merchants