Danru Ferns

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

Danru Ferns

Personal information
Full name	Daniel Kruger Ferns
Born	(1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 31) Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016/17–2024/25	Auckland
FC debut	7 November 2017 Auckland v Otago
LA debut	4 February 2017 Auckland v Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 38 49 33 Runs scored 516 264 139 Batting average 13.23 15.52 13.90 100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 63* 42* 23 Balls bowled 5,435 2,107 615 Wickets 92 61 44 Bowling average 34.97 35.18 21.04 5 wickets in innings 2 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/62 4/35 4/16 Catches/stumpings 19/– 18/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 July 2025

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]