John James Ferris (born 21 May, 1867 in Sydney, died 17 November 1900 in Durban), a left-arm swing bowler, was one of the few cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one country. Born in Sydney, Australia, Ferris made his first-class debut for New South Wales against Alfred Shaw's touring English team on his home ground in 1886/87. He took seven wickets in the match, and after several more good displays was selected for the first Test, also at Sydney. The England first innings was a disaster as they collapsed to what remains their lowest Test total of 45 all out, Ferris bowling unchanged with Charlie Turner, but despite his nine wickets in the game England, inspired by Billy Barnes' second-innings 6-28, scraped to a 13-run win. Ferris took another nine-wicket haul in the second Test, but again England were victorious, though in the only Test of the 1887/88 tour he could manage "only" six as the Englishmen came out on top yet agai