Johnny Johnston (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1953 Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 June 2008 (aged 55) Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1990 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Johnston (15 February 1953 – 2 June 2008) was an English cricketer. Johnston was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.
Johnston made his debut for Durham against Cumberland in the 1976 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1976 to 1990, making 78 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 12 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1977 Gillette Cup. He made 7 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Middlesex in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his 8 List A matches for Durham, he took 7 wickets at an average of 39.57, with best figures of 2/31.[4]
He died in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham on 2 June 2008.
References
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Johnny Johnston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Johnny Johnston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Johnny Johnston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Johnny Johnston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
External links
- Johnny Johnston at ESPNcricinfo
- Johnny Johnston at CricketArchive
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