John North (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Andrew North | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 November 1970 Slindon, Arundel, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | northu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Maxine north, Jessica north, Nick north and Sophie north | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990–1995 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 14 March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Andrew North (born 19 November 1970) is a former English cricketer. North was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Slindon, Arundel, Sussex.
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]
After retiring he now lives in West Sussex with his wife Maxine and 3 children Jess Nick and Sophie.
References
- ↑ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Sussex v Essex, 1993 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "Sussex v Durham, 1992 Sunday League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by John North". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 March 2012.