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Full name Marcus James North
Born July 28, 1979, Pakenham, Melbourne, Victoria
Current age 29 years 113 days
Major teams Australia A,Derbyshire,Durham,Durham Cricket Board,Gloucestershire,Lancashire,Western Australia
Nickname Snorks
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
1.86 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
122
215
21
8509
239*
43.86
20
49
94
0
List A
124
117
14
3496
134*
33.94
5
25
36
0
Twenty20
24
23
3
471
59
23.55
402
117.16
0
1
44
12
8
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
122
7588
3909
88
4/16
44.42
3.09
86.2
0
0
List A
124
1951
1696
55
4/26
4/26
30.83
5.21
35.4
1
0
0
Twenty20
24
16
251
293
5
2/19
2/19
58.60
7.00
50.2
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, Nov 10-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1998/99
Last List A
South Australia v Western Australia at Adelaide, Nov 16, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Nottinghamshire v Durham at Nottingham, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 25, 2008 scorecard
Profile
One of Western Australia's most consistent players over the past five seasons, Marcus North was handed the state's captaincy for 2007-08 only to miss much of the season with a degenerative knee condition. It was January before he could actually take up the leadership on field and his Pura Cup campaign was limited to 184 runs at 26.28 from four games. However, he had a strong county season with Gloucestershire and was picked for Australia A's tour of India in September 2008. It continued North's career trend of being constantly on the fringes of the national setup without quite managing to jump to the head of the long batting queue. For several years he has ridden an outstanding form streak, which began in 2003-04 with 984 runs in the Pura Cup and a century against Zimbabwe for Australia A. He followed with Pura Cup tallies of 826, 712 and 680 before the knee problem struck. Always a dangerous one-day player as well, North blasted 115 from 85 balls in a limited-overs game against Tasmania in 2006-07 and will be a key for the Warriors in all formats in 2008-09.
A well-organised left-hander, North was afflicted by a casual attitude in his initial seasons as he made the transition from decorated youth player to senior squad member. He had significant success at under-age level, having been a member of several Academy and national junior sides and an elite scholar in 1998. He is particularly well remembered for a remarkable double of 200 and 134 at Sheikhupura during an Australian Youth team's tour of Pakistan in early 1997. His debut at first-class level came in 1998-99 on an Academy tour of Zimbabwe, and he quickly showcased his potential upon his elevation to senior interstate ranks the following season, hitting a brave 60 to help his team to a tense win over South Australia. An accurate part-time offspinner, North has become increasingly useful with the ball at both county and state level. An important top-order player for Western Australia, he times the ball exquisitely and has lightning reflexes in the field. Cricinfo staff September 2008
