John North (cricketer)

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John North
Personal information
Full name
John Andrew North
Born (1970-11-19) 19 November 1970 (age 53)
Slindon, Sussex, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–1995Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 23 49
Runs scored 513 440
Batting average 20.52 12.94
100s/50s 1/3 –/1
Top score 156 56
Balls bowled 2,641 1,190
Wickets 112 29
Bowling average 35.84 38.17
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/47 3/24
Catches/stumpings 4/– 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 March 2012

John Andrew North (born 19 November 1970) is a former English first-class cricketer.

Life and career[edit]

In 1990, North made a single Youth One Day International appearance for England Young Cricketers against Pakistan Young Cricketers.[1] Prior to this, North had made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent in the 1990 County Championship. He made 22 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Essex in the 1993 County Championship.[2] An all-rounder, North scored a total of 513 runs in his 23 first-class appearances, which came at an average of 20.52, with a high score of 114.[3] This score, which was his only first-class century, came against Essex in his final first-class match.[4] With the ball, he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 35.84, with best figures of 4/47.[5]

North made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Middlesex in the Benson & Hedges Cup. Used more frequently as a one-day player, he made 48 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Warwickshire in the 1995 AXA Equity & Law League.[6] In his 49 List A appearances for the county, he scored a total of 440 runs at an average of 12.94, with a high score of 56.[7] This score was his only List A half century and came against Durham in 1992.[8] With the ball, he took 29 wickets at an average of 38.17, with best figures of 3/24.[9]

With the emergence of all-rounder Robin Martin-Jenkins in 1995, North's opportunities at Sussex, which in his latter season with the county had become limited, became more so with Martin-Jenkins' emergence. He left Sussex at the end of the 1995 season, making subsequent appearances in Second XI cricket for Surrey, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire,[10] but was unable to secure contracts with any.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Sussex v Essex, 1993 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  6. ^ "List A Matches played by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  7. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Sussex v Durham, 1992 Sunday League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  9. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Teams John North played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.

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