BBL playerAustralia2011-12 to 2013-14
MJ North
Right-handed bat · Left-arm orthodox
MJ North, a batter, played three BBL seasons for two clubs.
The arrival
MJ North's first BBL season was 2011-12, with Perth Scorchers.
That first season brought 8 matches and 235 runs. It would stay the best season of the career with the bat.
The peak
The high point with the bat was 2011-12, for Perth Scorchers: 235 runs at an average of 33.6, striking at 114.1 in a season when the league as a whole struck at 121.2, with 2 fifties, and a highest score of 70.
Club by club
2011-12 to 2012-13, Perth Scorchers. 13 matches and 329 runs.
2013-14, Sydney Sixers. 8 matches, 110 runs and 2 wickets.
2 spells with two clubs in all. The longest was with Perth Scorchers, 2011-12 to 2012-13.
How the runs came
Across the career, MJ North struck at 108.9. The league around those same seasons, weighted by how much batting each one involved, struck at 119.5, so MJ North scored about 11 runs per hundred balls slower than the typical batter of the time. 46% of the runs came in fours and sixes: 36 fours and 10 sixes.
The legacy
MJ North made 21 BBL appearances, the last for Sydney Sixers in 2013-14.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 (BBL|01) | Perth Scorchers | 8 | 235 | 70 | 33.6 | 114.1 | 2/0 | 0 | 22.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2012-13 (BBL|02) | Perth Scorchers | 5 | 94 | 39* | 31.3 | 95.0 | 0/0 | – | – | – | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Sydney Sixers | 8 | 110 | 38 | 22.0 | 112.2 | 0/0 | 2 | 6.50 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Perth Scorchers: 2011-12 to 2012-13
- Sydney Sixers: 2013-14
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics