Simon Alexander Ross Ferguson (born 13 May 1961) played List A cricket for Suffolk in 1984 and first-class cricket for Somerset in 1985. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria. Ferguson was an opening or middle order right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler. He attended Framlingham College in Suffolk, where he represented the school 1st XI for four years, breaking all school batting records. He captained Lancaster University for two years and led them to two indoor Universities Athletic Union Titles. In 1983 after successfully leading English Roses to the Universities Championship, he then Captained Great Britain and Ireland Universities against an Essex side captained by former England captain Mike Denness. He played for Essex for two seasons, topping the second eleven batting avera