Danru Ferns


Daniel Kruger Ferns is a New Zealand cricketer.
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. After moving to New Zealand, he made his List A debut for Auckland on 4 February 2017 in the 2016–17 Ford Trophy. He made his first-class debut for Auckland in the 2017–18 [Plunket Shield season] on 7 November 2017. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season. In September 2018, he was named in the Auckland Aces' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.
In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Auckland ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. 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.