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Marcus North 
Personal information Full name Marcus James North Born 28 July 1979
Pakenham, Victoria, AustraliaNickname Snorks Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Batting style Left-handed Bowling style Right-arm off break International information National side Australia Test debut (cap 409) 26 February 2009 v South Africa Last Test 7 November 2010 v England ODI debut 1 May 2009 v Pakistan Last ODI 3 May 2009 v Pakistan Domestic team information Years Team 1998– Western Australia (squad no. 26) 2004 Durham 2005 Lancashire 2006 Derbyshire 2007–2008 Gloucestershire 2009 Hampshire (squad no. 16) 2012–2013 Glamorgan County Cricket Club Career statistics Competition Test ODI F/C LA Matches 21 2 166 141 Runs scored 1,171 6 10,399 4,201 Batting average 35.48 3.00 42.66 35.90 100s/50s 5/4 0/0 32/66 8/28 Top score 128 5 239* 134* Balls bowled 1,258 18 10,399 2,408 Wickets 14 0 128 67 Bowling average 42.21 – 40.97 30.34 5 wickets in innings 1 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/55 0/16 6/55 4/26 Catches/stumpings 17/– 1/– 131/– 47/– Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2011 Marcus James North (born 28 July 1979) is an Australian cricketer, who scored centuries on both his Test and Ashes debuts. He has also played for the Australian Cricket Academy, Western Australia, Australia A, Durham, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire and Hampshire.
He is a left-handed batsman and right arm off-break bowler who generally bats in the high middle order. He is currently the captain of the Western Australia cricket team at Australian domestic level. North was dropped from the Australian test team in December 2010.
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Youth career
North played junior cricket together with Mike Hussey at the Wanneroo Districts Cricket Club between 1994 and 1996.[1] North had a very successful junior career that included playing for several Academy and national junior sides. North posted scores of 200 not out and 132 in a youth Test match against Pakistan in 1997.[2] He made his first-class cricket debut for the Australian Cricket Academy against a Matabeleland Invitation XI in Bulawayo during the Academy's tour of Zimbabwe in 1999.[3]
Domestic career
North made his Pura Cup debut for Western Australia against Victoria in 1999. In October 2006, North and Chris Rogers compiled a record domestic third wicket partnership of 459 against Victoria at the WACA Ground in Perth, Western Australia, making his highest score of 239 not out in the process. In February 2007, North finished second to Rogers in the voting for Australia's best state player. With former Test player Justin Langer stepping down as captain of the Western Warriors, North was awarded the captaincy for the 2007–08 season. However injuries hampered his first season as captain, restricting him to only four first-class matches and three one-day matches.[4]
North first played in England for Gateshead Fell in the North East Premier League in 2000. He also played some Natwest Trophy games for Durham Cricket Board. In the following season, North signed as the professional player for Colne Cricket Club in the Lancashire League. He returned to Gateshead Fell for the 2002 and 2003 seasons before signing to play county cricket for Durham as a replacement for Herschelle Gibbs.[5] The following season he replaced Brad Hodge at Lancashire when Hodge was selected to be part of the Australia's 2005 Ashes series squad,[6] and in 2006 he replaced Travis Birt at Derbyshire when Birt was selected in the Australia A side.[7] North was signed as a replacement for New Zealander Hamish Marshall at Gloucestershire at the start of the 2007 county season. Despite only playing five matches he managed three centuries one of which won him the Walter Lawrence Trophy, the award for scoring for fastest century during the English season.[8] He returned to Gloucestershire for the 2008 season,[9] but played for Hampshire in the early County Championship season as a replacement for Imran Tahir.[10]. He has now signed a two year deal for 2011 and 2012 as an overseas player for Glamorgan.
International career
On 5 February 2009, North was called up to the Australia squad to face South Africa during Australia's tour of South Africa.[11] North displayed a strong all-round performance in the only tour match against the Board President's XI where he scored two unbeaten half-centuries and claimed career-best bowling figures of 6/69 off 11 overs.[12] North was selected to make his Test debut against South Africa in the First Test at the New Wanderers Stadium at Johannesburg, becoming the 409th Australian to earn a Test cap. He made his debut alongside fellow debutants Phillip Hughes and Ben Hilfenhaus. North scored 117 runs in his first Test innings, becoming the first West Australian and the eighteenth Australian to score a century in his first Test, and the first Australian to do so against South Africa.[13] In this match, North also claimed his first Test wicket, dismissing South African tailender Paul Harris.
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.[14] 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.[15]
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, doubling his career test wickets tally in the process [16]
North was dropped from the Australian test team on 10 December 2010 due to poor form during the 2010–11 Ashes series against England.[17]
Test Centuries
Test Match Centuries of Marcus North # Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year 1 117 1 
South AfricaJohannesburg, South Africa Wanderers Stadium 2009 2 125* 3 
EnglandCardiff, Wales Sophia Gardens 2009 3 110 6 EnglandLeeds, England Headingley 2009 4 112* 14 
New ZealandWellington, New Zealand Basin Reserve 2010 5 128 19 
IndiaBangalore, India M.Chinnaswamy Stadium 2010 References
- ^ 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; 15 January 2009
- ^ Cricket Australia team announcements
- ^ Lalor, Peter (23 February 2009). "Marcus North sends strong message to Test selector". www.theaustralian.news.com.au. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25093269-5013406,00.html. Retrieved 24 February 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Swanton, Will (28 February 2009). "Ton for North, Johnson 96". Melbourne: www.theage.com.au. http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport/cricket/ton-for-north-johnson-96/2009/02/27/1235237923480.html. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
- ^ http://www.cricket.com.au/default.aspx?s=news-display&id=16674
- ^ "Scorecard: England v Australia, 3rd Test at Edgbaston, 30 July – 3 August 2009". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/engvaus2009/engine/current/match/345972.html. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
- ^ BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/fds/hi/statistics/cricket/scorecards/2010/7/85600/html/scorecard.stm.
- ^ "Australia v England, 3rd Test, Perth:North dropped, Michael Beer in Test squad". ESPN CricInfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491111.html. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
External links
- Cricket Online Profile
- Marcus North at Cricket Archive
- Player Profile: Marcus North from ESPNcricinfo
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