C. P. Johnstone

C. P. Johnstone

Personal information
Full name	Conrad Powell Johnstone CBE
Born	(1895-08-19)19 August 1895 London, England
Died	23 June 1974(1974-06-23) (aged 78) Eastry, Kent, England
Batting	Left-hand bat
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1933/34-1940/41	Madras
1925/26-1947/48	Europeans (India)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 110 Runs scored 5482 Batting average 30.62 100s/50s 6/29 Top score 135 Balls bowled 6,435 Wickets 103 Bowling average 27.43 5 wickets in innings 3 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 6/28 Catches/stumpings 42
Source: Cricinfo

Conrad Powell Johnstone CBE (19 August 1895 – 23 June 1974) was an Indian cricketer of British origin who led the Madras cricket team in the Ranji Trophy during the 1930s.

Biography

Johnstone was born in Sydenham, London on 19 August 1895 and was raised in the United Kingdom. Johnstone arrived in Madras, India in 1925 to work with Burmah Shell. He was known for his cricketing abilities and soon found a slot in the Madras cricket team.

Captaincy

When the first Ranji Trophy tournament was inaugurated in 1934, Johnstone was selected to lead the Madras provincial team. In the first and only match played by Madras in the 1934 edition, Madras bowled out their opponents Mysore for 48 and 59 and won within a single day by an innings and 23 runs. Madras,under Johnstone's captaincy, emerged the runners-up in the 1935 Ranji Tropy losing to Bombay in the final.

References

• "Profile in Cricinfo.com". Cricinfo.
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