Quentin Ferreira

Quentin Ferreira (born 28 December 1972) is a South African former cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in East London, Cape Province.

In a professional career that lasted from the 1996/97 to the 1998/99 South African cricket seasons, Ferreira played both the first-class and List A formats of the game with four different sides. Debuting in the 1996/97 season for Eastern Province, he proceeded to play first-class and List A cricket for Eastern Province B, Northerns B and Northerns.[1] He later played List A cricket in England for the Surrey Cricket Board in 1999, making two appearances in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against Norfolk in the first round and Cheshire in the second round.[2]

In his first-class career, he played 18[3] times scoring 374 runs at a batting average of 23/37, with a single half century high score of 63 not out. A bowling all rounder, Ferreira took 57 wickets at a bowling average of 24.38, with best figures of 4/17. He played nearly an equal amount of List A matches, playing 22.[2] In these he scored 128 runs at an average of 21.33, with a high score of 34 not out. With the ball he took 26 wickets at an average 30.88, with best figures of 3/40. In the field he took 5 catches.

His older brother, Dean, represented Orange Free State at first-class and List A level.

With his vast experience in first class cricket. He was no match for the biggest swinger from Maidstone. S.Taylor. Had his marching orders first ball.