Marcus North
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Test debut (cap 409) | 26 February 2009 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 7 December 2010 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 176) | 1 May 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 3 May 2009 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1999/00–2013/14 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2008 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011/12–2013/14 | Perth Scorchers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Glamorgan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14 | Sydney Sixers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 6 January 2015 |
Marcus James North (born 28 July 1979) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 21 Test matches and two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Australian national side.
Born in
North was made captain of Western Australia for the 2007–08 season, and was consistently selected for Australia A, which he also captained. A left-handed batsman, part-time right-arm
As of 2018, he is director of cricket at Durham.[3]
Youth career
North played junior cricket together with
Domestic career
North made his
North first played in England for Gateshead Fell in the
International career
On 5 February 2009, North was called up to the
On 11 July 2009, during the First Ashes Test of 2009, at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff, North scored his second Test century in his third Test match, 125 not out, sharing in a 200 run partnership with Brad Haddin, who also scored his second Test century in this innings.[18] In the second innings of the Third Test, North made 96 in a 185 run partnership with Michael Clarke to help Australia secure a draw. He scored 110 in the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley, hitting a six to bring up his century.[19]
During the First Test against Pakistan at Lords in July 2010, North took a Test-best haul of 6-55 in Pakistan's second innings,[20] doubling his career test wickets tally in the process. North was dropped from the Australian test team on 10 December 2010 due to poor form during the 2010–11 Ashes series against England.[21]
Career best performances
Updated 4 October 2013
Batting | Bowling (innings) | |||||||
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Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | Figures | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
Tests | 128 | Australia v India | Bangalore | 2010 | 6-55 | Australia v Pakistan | Lord's | 2010 |
ODI | 5 | Australia v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 2009 | - | |||
T20I | 20 | Australia v Pakistan | Dubai
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2009 | - | |||
FC | 239* | Western Australia v Victoria | Perth | 2006 | 6-55 | Australia v Pakistan | Lord's | 2010 |
LA | 137* | Glamorgan v Middlesex Panthers | Lord's | 2013 | 4-26 | Durham Cricket Board v Buckinghamshire | Beaconsfield | 2001 |
T20
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70 | Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers | Perth | 2012 | 2-19 | Western Warriors v Victorian Bush Rangers | Melbourne | 2007 |
References
- ^ "Kent Street Senior High School About Us".
- ^ BT Sport (30 November 2017), Cricket Masterclass: Slip catching | The Ashes on BT Sport, retrieved 1 December 2017
- ^ "North named Durham director of cricket". BBC Sport.
- ^ Clarke, Tim (26 February 2009) North to make Test debut in South Africa
- ^ Pakistan Under 19 vs Australia Under 19s scorecard
- ^ Matabeleland Invitation XI v Australian Cricket Academy scorecard
- ^ First-class season averages and List-A season averages; Cricket Archive; Retrieved on 1 March 2009
- ^ North heads for the North-East; 24 March 2004
- ^ Lancashire sign North to replace Hodge; 19 May 2005
- ^ Bolton, Paul; Birt Leads charge; 19 May 2006
- ^ North wins award for season's fastest hundred
- ^ North agrees new Gloucestershire contract; 30 August 2007
- ^ North heads south Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine; 15 January 2009
- ^ Lynch, Steven. "Who has played for the most different teams?". Ask Steven - Cricinfo.com.
- ^ Cricket Australia team announcements
- ^ Lalor, Peter (23 February 2009). "Australia selectors heading in North's direction for South Africa Test". The Courier-Mail. FOX Sports Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ Swanton, Will (28 February 2009). "Ton for North, Johnson 96". Melbourne: theage.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ "www.sitecore.net".
- ^ "Scorecard: England v Australia, 3rd Test at Edgbaston, 30 July – 3 August 2009". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ "Test Match Series: Pakistan v Australia". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
- ^ "Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth:North dropped, Michael Beer in Test squad". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 26 December 2010.