Lockie Ferguson Height, Weight, Age, Family, Facts, Girlfriend, Biography

Lockie Ferguson is a New Zealander skilled cricketer who has represented his nation primarily within the limited-overs codecs of the game (ODIs and T20Is), as a frontline tempo bowler. He was an integral member of the New Zealand squad that had reached the ultimate of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, simply the 2nd time that the nation had achieved the feat. As of January 2021, he had turned out for New Zealand in a solitary take a look at match, in December 2019, towards Australia. He was, nonetheless, sidelined by a calf pressure that he had sustained within the 2nd session of the primary day of that match. In the New Zealand home circuit, he has performed for his residence metropolis group of Auckland (2013–Present) throughout all 3 codecs. In the IPL (Indian Premier League), he has turned out for Rising Pune Supergiant (2017) and the Kolkata Knight Riders (2019–2021). A uncommon incidence in fashionable cricket, Lockie has additionally performed home cricket exterior of his residence nation representing groups comparable to Derbyshire County Cricket Club (2018) and Yorkshire County Cricket Club (2021) in England.

Born Name

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Nick Name

Lockie, Whakamana Express

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Residence

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Nationality

Occupation

Professional Cricketer

Family

• Father – Doug Ferguson
• Mother – Jan Ferguson
• Siblings – Mitch Ferguson (Older Brother) (Software Developer, Former Cricketer)

Batting

Right-Handed

Bowling

Right-Arm Fast

Role

Bowler

Jersey Number

• 87 – Test Match, One Day International (ODI), T20 International (T20I)
• 69 – Auckland (New Zealand Domestic Cricket), Rising Pune Supergiant (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (IPL)

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 1 in or 185.5 cm

Weight

81 kg or 178.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Lockie has dated –

1. Kat Houk (2018-Present)

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Light Brown

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Toned physique
• Short-cropped, side-parted hair
• Affable smile
• Often sports activities a rugged beard or a thick mustache

Lockie Ferguson Facts

1. Lockie had made his T20I debut for New Zealand in January 2017 in a match towards Bangladesh. In that match, he had taken 2 wickets along with his first 2 deliveries, changing into solely the 2nd participant in historical past to take action. He had additionally grow to be the first New Zealander male cricketer, and simply the 14th total, to have taken a wicket off the very first supply of his T20I profession.
2. He was one of many stars of the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup and an important ingredient in New Zealand’s run to the ultimate of the match, the nation’s 2nd (successive and in the end unsuccessful) look within the match’s closing. He managed to frequently clock 150 kph and his uncooked tempo had yielded him 21 wickets at a spectacular common of 19.47 and a stellar economic system charge of 4.88.
3. He had completed 2nd on the match’s main wicket-takers chart, solely behind Mitchell Starc (27 wickets). He was, together with group captain Kane Williamson, included within the ICC’s ‘Team of the Tournament’.
4. In November 2020, in a match towards the West Indies, he had picked up his first five-wicket haul in T20I cricket. This was simply the forty eighth occasion of a bowler selecting up a 5-wicket haul within the historical past of males’s T20I cricket. To put the rarity of the feat in correct perspective, this was the 1108th males’s match within the T20I format.

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