Name

Fergus Lellman

Date of Birth 16/07/2001
Age 22
NationalityNew Zealander
Player Status Placed (Flowery Field CC - Greater Manchester Cricket League)
Playing Role Batting All-Rounder (Seam)
Bowling Style RA Medium Fast
Batting Style RH Top Order Bat
Entry Route (UK) UK Ancestry Visa
Major Teams New Zealand U19s, Northern Districts, Northern Districts A, Northern Districts U19s, Bay of Plenty
Coaching Qualifications NZC Level 1

Fergus Lellman is an exceptional prospect who made his Plunket Shield debut for the Northern Knights toward the back end of last season (April 2022).

His selection was just reward for several seasons of dominance for Northern Districts A, Bay of Plenty, and his Premier club side, Otumoetai Cadets.

A gifted batter, dynamic fielder, and skilful medium-pacer, Lellman has progressed through the ND ranks and his success at age group level culminated with New Zealand Under-19 inclusion.

He made his debut against the touring Bangladeshis in September 2019 and ended their 4 ODI series with 269 runs at 89.66, including a century (116*) and 2 fifties (76 and 56), all with a strike rate nudging a run-a-ball.

A few months later, he was a consistent performer at the ICC Under-19 World Cup, producing notable scores in each of his 5 matches. In his 12 ODI matches for New Zealand, Lellman has racked up 431 runs at 43.10.

Over the past few seasons, Lellman has quite literally "banged the Knights door down" to earn his first-class call-up. He impressed for ND 'A', and Bay of Plenty, but it was his utter dominance at Premier club level for Cadets that really pushed his claims. In 2020/21, he struck 596 runs at 49.67 and took 20 wickets at 22.35. Lellman then belted 3 hundreds amongst 692 runs at 57.67 last summer (2021/22) alongside 10 wickets at 29.2 for good measure.

In between these seasons, he put his studies (Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics), on hold for a winter to pursue his maiden season in England. Unsurprisingly, he enjoyed a productive season playing for Downham Town in the top tier of the Norfolk Alliance hitting 805 runs at 40.25 and taking 20 wickets.

Having enjoyed his season abroad, Lellman returned last summer (2023) and excelled again, particularly with the ball (600 runs at 25 and 45 wickets at 16.56) for Flowery Field in the strong Greater Manchester Cricket League

The kiwi batting all-rounder is now UK-based and will be returning for a second stint with Flowery Field in 2024.

Team (Season) Mts Inns NO Runs HS Ave Ovs Runs Wkts BB Avg
Flowery Field (2023) 27 26 2 600 94 25.00 159.2 746 45 6/55 16.56
Downham Stow (2021) 24 22 2 805 140* 40.25 129 617 20 4/29 30.85
Name Fergus Lellman
Date of Birth 16/07/2001
Age 22
NationalityNew Zealander
Player StatusPlaced
Playing RoleBatting All-Rounder (Seam)
Player Status Placed (Flowery Field CC - Greater Manchester Cricket League)
Bowling Style RA Medium Fast
Batting Style RH Top Order Bat
Entry Route (UK) UK Ancestry Visa
Major Teams New Zealand U19s, Northern Districts, Northern Districts A, Northern Districts U19s, Bay of Plenty
Coaching Qualifications NZC Level 1

Fergus Lellman is an exceptional prospect who made his Plunket Shield debut for the Northern Knights toward the back end of last season (April 2022).

His selection was just reward for several seasons of dominance for Northern Districts A, Bay of Plenty, and his Premier club side, Otumoetai Cadets.

A gifted batter, dynamic fielder, and skilful medium-pacer, Lellman has progressed through the ND ranks and his success at age group level culminated with New Zealand Under-19 inclusion.

He made his debut against the touring Bangladeshis in September 2019 and ended their 4 ODI series with 269 runs at 89.66, including a century (116*) and 2 fifties (76 and 56), all with a strike rate nudging a run-a-ball.

A few months later, he was a consistent performer at the ICC Under-19 World Cup, producing notable scores in each of his 5 matches. In his 12 ODI matches for New Zealand, Lellman has racked up 431 runs at 43.10.

Over the past few seasons, Lellman has quite literally "banged the Knights door down" to earn his first-class call-up. He impressed for ND 'A', and Bay of Plenty, but it was his utter dominance at Premier club level for Cadets that really pushed his claims. In 2020/21, he struck 596 runs at 49.67 and took 20 wickets at 22.35. Lellman then belted 3 hundreds amongst 692 runs at 57.67 last summer (2021/22) alongside 10 wickets at 29.2 for good measure.

In between these seasons, he put his studies (Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics), on hold for a winter to pursue his maiden season in England. Unsurprisingly, he enjoyed a productive season playing for Downham Town in the top tier of the Norfolk Alliance hitting 805 runs at 40.25 and taking 20 wickets.

Having enjoyed his season abroad, Lellman returned last summer (2023) and excelled again, particularly with the ball (600 runs at 25 and 45 wickets at 16.56) for Flowery Field in the strong Greater Manchester Cricket League

The kiwi batting all-rounder is now UK-based and will be returning for a second stint with Flowery Field in 2024.

Team (Season) Mts Inns NO Runs HS Ave Ovs Runs Wkts BB Avg
Flowery Field (2023) 27 26 2 600 94 25.00 159.2 746 45 6/55 16.56
Downham Stow (2021) 24 22 2 805 140* 40.25 129 617 20 4/29 30.85