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.

Quentin Ferreira

Personal information
Full name	Quentin Ferreira
Born	(1972-12-28) 28 December 1972 (age 52) East London, Cape Province, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Relations	Dean Ferreira (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999	Surrey Cricket Board
1998/99	Northerns
1998/99	Northerns B
1996/97–1997/98	Eastern Province B
1996/97–1997/98	Eastern Province
Career statistics
Competition FC LA Matches 18 22 Runs scored 374 128 Batting average 30.15 21.33 100s/50s –/1 –/– Top score 63* 34* Balls bowled 3,016 997 Wickets 57 26 Bowling average 24.38 30.88 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 4/17 3/40 Catches/stumpings 5/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2011

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.