Marcus North

Personal information
Full name	Marcus James North
Born	(1979-07-28)28 July 1979 (age 46) Pakenham,Victoria, Australia
Nickname	Snorks
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-armoff break
Role	Middle-order batsman
International information
National side	Australia (2009-2010)
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
Domestic team information
Years	Team
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
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 21 2 214 181 Runs scored 1,171 6 13,764 5,312 Batting average 35.48 3.00 40.72 34.94 100s/50s 5/4 0/0 37/69 9/34 Top score 128 5 239* 137* Balls bowled 1,258 18 12,455 2,885 Wickets 14 0 158 74 Bowling average 42.21 – 39.08 33.10 5 wickets in innings 1 – 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0 Best bowling 6/55 – 6/55 4/26 Catches/stumpings 17/– 1/– 153/– 61/–
Source:CricketArchive,6 January 2015

Marcus James North (born 28 July 1979) is an Australian former internationalcricketer who played 21Test matches and twoOne Day Internationals (ODIs) for theAustralian national side.

Born inMelbourne, North grew up inWestern Australia, attendingKent Street Senior High School as part of their Specialist Cricket Program,^[1] and was a successful junior cricketer, entering theAustralian Cricket Academy and playingunder-19 cricket for Australia. He made his first-class debut for the Academy in 1999, and his debut for theWestern Australian cricket team the same year. Having established himself in the WA team, North debuted forAustralia A during the 2002–03 season, and later began playing in theCounty Championship during the2004 English cricket season, forDurham. In English cricket, he would go on to play forLancashire (2005),Derbyshire (2006 and 2014),Gloucestershire (2007–2008),Hampshire (2009), andGlamorgan (2012–2013), becoming the first player of any nationality to represent six different counties.

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-armoff-break bowler and fields at either 1st or 3rdslip,^[2] North made his Test debut for Australia in February 2009, scoring acentury on debut againstSouth Africa. He played a further 20 Tests and two ODIs for Australia before being dropped from the side during the2010–11 Ashes series. Upon the entry of thePerth Scorchers into the newly createdBig Bash League, North was appointed the team's captain. However, in October 2012, North resigned as captain of both WA and the Scorchers to concentrate on his playing career. He retired from Australian domestic cricket at the end of the 2013–14 season. After his retirement North moved to the north east of England to play cricket atSouth Northumberland Cricket Club.

As of 2018, he is director of cricket at Durham.^[3]

North played junior cricket together withMike Hussey at theWanneroo Districts Cricket Club between 1994 and 1996.^[4] 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.^[5] He made his first-class debut for theAustralian Cricket Academy against a Matabeleland Invitation XI inBulawayo during the Academy's tour ofZimbabwe in 1999.^[6]

North made hisPura Cup debut forWestern Australia againstVictoria in 1999. In October 2006, North andChris Rogers compiled a record domestic third wicket partnership of 459 againstVictoria at theWACA Ground inPerth, 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 playerJustin 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.^[7]

North first played in England for Gateshead Fell in theNorth East Premier League in 2000. He also played someNatwest Trophy games forDurham Cricket Board. In the following season, North signed as the professional player forColne Cricket Club in theLancashire League. He returned to Gateshead Fell for the 2002 and 2003 seasons before signing to playcounty cricket forDurham as a replacement forHerschelle Gibbs.^[8] The following season he replacedBrad Hodge atLancashire when Hodge was selected to be part of the Australia's2005 Ashes series squad,^[9] and in 2006 he replacedTravis Birt atDerbyshire when Birt was selected in the Australia A side.^[10] North was signed as a replacement for New ZealanderHamish 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 theWalter Lawrence Trophy, the award for scoring for fastest century during the English season.^[11] He returned to Gloucestershire for the 2008 season,^[12] but played forHampshire in the earlyCounty Championship season as a replacement forImran Tahir.^[13] He signed a two-year deal for 2012 and 2013 as an overseas player forGlamorgan, becoming the first player to play first-class cricket for six different counties.^[14]He was appointed Glamorgans' one day captain for the 2013 season.

On 5 February 2009, North was called up to theAustralia squad to faceSouth Africa during Australia's tour ofSouth Africa.^[15] 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.^[16] North was selected to make his Test debut againstSouth Africa in the First Test at theNew Wanderers Stadium atJohannesburg, becoming the 409th Australian to earn a Test cap. He made his debut alongside fellow debutantsPhillip Hughes andBen Hilfenhaus. North scored his maiden Test century 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.^[17]In this match, North also claimed his first Test wicket, dismissing South AfricantailenderPaul 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.^[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 the2010–11 Ashes series against England.^[21]

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