#2 JJ Ferris (England) - 13/91 vs South Africa at Cape Town, 1892
One of the few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one country, J J Ferris was a devastating left-arm swing bowler who picked up 61 wickets from just 9 Tests at an astonishing average of 12.70, the second-best in history for bowlers with more than 50 Test wickets.
Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferris played the first eight matches of his Test career for his country of birth before moving out to settle in England.
He played only one Test for his adopted country but made it one to remember, picking up 13 wickets as South Africa were bowled out for 97 and 83 in their two innings. England, who scored 369, won the match by an innings and 189 runs.
Despite his impressive performance, Ferris' cricket career was restricted to just Gloucestershire and South Australia afterward and he died aged just 33 after contracting enteric fever during the Boer War where he was serving with the British army.
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