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Andrew Michael Northcote (born 12 April 1983) is a South African-born Italian cricketer. Northcote is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break, and who occasionally fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Cape Town, Cape Province, and was educated at Abbott's College, Western Cape. ==Career== After playing club cricket in England and Ireland from 2004 to 2006.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Miscellaneous Matches played by Andy Northcote )〕 Northcote qualified to play for Italy though his Italian mother, with Northcote making his debut for Italy against Hong Kong in the 2007 World Cricket League Division Three which was held in Northern Territory, Australia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Cricket League Division 3 2007 – Team Squads )〕 He played six matches during the tournament,〔 scoring 91 runs at an average of 18.20, with a high score of 47.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Batting and Fielding in ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2007 (Ordered by Average) )〕 With the ball, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 19.00, with best figures of 3/26.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bowling in ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2007 (Ordered by Average) )〕 He played for Italy in the 2008 European Cricket Championship Division One, but has relinquished the captaincy back to Scuderi. He made five appearances during the tournament.〔 He was then selected as part of Italy's squad for the 2008 World Cricket League Division Four in Tanzania, making six appearances. He scored 234 runs during the tournament, at an average of 58.50, with a high score of 102 not out.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Batting and Fielding for Italy ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008/09 )〕 This score was his only century of the tournament and came against Fiji.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fiji v Italy, 2008/09 ICC World Cricket League Division Four )〕 With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 35.00, with best figures of 2/19.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bowling for Italy ICC World Cricket League Division Four 2008/09 )〕 While back in South Africa in early 2009, Northcote made two first-class appearances for Western Province against Free State and Border.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First-Class Matches played by Andy Northcote )〕 He scored 55 runs in his two appearances, with a high score of 33.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andy Northcote )〕 He also made two List A appearances for the team against the same two teams,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List A Matches played by Andy Northcote )〕 scoring 30 runs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Andy Northcote )〕 During the 2010 English season, he played club cricket for Woolpit Cricket Club in Suffolk. His next appearance for Italy came in the 2010 European Cricket Championship Division One, making four appearances during the tournament.〔 Later in 2010, he was selected as part of Italy's fourteen man squad for World Cricket League Division Four, which was hosted by Italy. He made five appearances for Italy during the tournament,〔 helping Italy gain promotion to Division Three in 2011. Division Three was played in Hong Kong in January 2011, with Northcote selected as part of Italy's thirteen man squad. He played in all six of Italy's matches in the tournament,〔 scoring 126 runs at an average of 21.00, with a high score of 42.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Batting and Fielding in ICC World Cricket League Division Three 2010/11 (Ordered by Average) )〕 He also took 3 wickets at an average of 69.33, with best figures of 2/24.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bowling in 2010/11 ICC World Cricket League Division Three (Ordered by Average) )〕 In July 2011, Northcote played in the European T20 Championship in Jersey and Guernsey,〔 which saw Italy end the tournament as runners-up to Denmark. This result qualified them to take part in the World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates in March 2012. He was selected as part of Italy's fourteen man squad for the qualifier. He made his Twenty20 debut during the tournament against Oman, with him making eight further appearances during the tournament, the last of which came against Kenya.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twenty20 Matches played by Andy Northcote )〕 In his nine matches, he scored 103 runs at an average of 14.71, with a high score of 35.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter PetricolaAndy Northcote )〕 With the ball, he took just a single wicket, costing him 51 runs from 7.3 overs bowled.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Twenty20 Bowling For Each Team by Andy Northcote )〕 Italy finished the tournament in tenth place and therefore missed out on qualification for the 2012 World Twenty in Sri Lanka. In April 2013, he was selected in Italy's fourteen man squad for the World Cricket League Division Three in Bermuda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ICC World Cricket League Division Three / Italy Squad )〕 Outside of cricket, he works as a games teacher at Moreton Hall, a preparatory school in Suffolk, England.〔 His brother, Nicholas, also plays for Italy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Northcote」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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