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Danru Ferns
Personal information
Full name
Daniel Kruger Ferns
Born (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 32)
Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016/17–2024/25Auckland
2025/26Otago
2026Middlesex
FC debut7 November 2017 Auckland v Otago
LA debut4 February 2017 Auckland v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 48 54 41
Runs scored 628 374 158
Batting average 13.65 17.80 11.28
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 63* 42* 23
Balls bowled 6,996 2,341 793
Wickets 123 65 49
Bowling average 33.94 37.07 24.91
5 wickets in innings 2 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/62 4/35 4/16
Catches/stumpings 20/– 21/– 10/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2026

Daniel Kruger Ferns (born 23 February 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer.[1]

Born at Pretoria in South Africa in 1994, Ferns was educated at Hoërskool Waterkloof in the city. He played age-group cricket for Northerns, before playing for Pretoria University and at academy level for Northerns and Titans.[2][3][4] After moving to New Zealand, he made his List A debut for Auckland on 4 February 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy.[5] He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 Plunket Shield season on 7 November 2017.[6] In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season.[7] In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[8]

In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season.[9][10] After playing 120 games and taking almost 200 wickets for Auckland across eight seasons, Ferns moved to play for Otago ahead of the 2024–25 season.[11][12][13]

References

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  1. ↑ "Danru Ferns". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ↑ CSA Schools T20 Challenge, 2020, p. 18, Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Danru Ferns, CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2025. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Borrowdale J (2024) How the South African diaspora has changed our summer cricket, New Zealand Listener, 23 January 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2025. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ "The Ford Trophy, Auckland v Canterbury at Auckland, Feb 4, 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "Plunket Shield at Auckland, Nov 7-10 2017". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Central Districts drop Jesse Ryder from contracts list". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "Auckland Aces to face the world in Abu Dhabi". Scoop. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "Daryl Mitchell, Jeet Raval and Finn Allen among major domestic movers in New Zealand". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Auckland lose Jeet Raval to Northern Districts, Finn Allen to Wellington in domestic contracts". Stuff. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Otago Cricket Announces Four New Otago Contracts, Otago Cricket Association, 25 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Muthu D (2025) Dale Phillips moves to Auckland; Tim Seifert opts for casual contract with ND, CricInfo, 17 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ↑ New players confirmed in Otago list, Otago Daily Times, 27 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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