Mitchell Johnson (cricketer)
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| Mitchell Johnson | ||||
 Australia |
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Full name | Mitchell Guy Johnson | |||
| Nickname | Notch | |||
| Born | 2 November 1981 | |||
| Townsville, Queensland, Australia | ||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 21⁄2 in) | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| Batting style | Left-hand | |||
| Bowling style | Left-arm fast | |||
| International information | ||||
| Test debut (cap 398) | 8 November 2007: v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last Test | 24 January 2008: v India | |||
| ODI debut (cap 156) | 10 December 2005: v New Zealand | |||
| Last ODI | 17 October 2007: v India | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 25 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2001 - | Queensland | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Tests | ODIs | FC | List A | |
| Matches | 6 | 25 | 28 | 49 |
| Runs scored | 112 | 54 | 670 | 152 |
| Batting average | 56.00 | 10.80 | 29.13 | 15.20 |
| 100s/50s | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/5 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 50* | 24* | 54 | 27 |
| Balls bowled | 1,178 | 1,158 | 5,193 | 2,478 |
| Wickets | 24 | 44 | 92 | 70 |
| Bowling average | 32.12 | 24.21 | 31.21 | 29.24 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 1 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 4/86 | 5/26 | 6/51 | 5/26 |
| Catches/stumpings | 1/– | 4/– | 3/– | 7/– |
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As of 20 January 2008 |
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Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. When attending a fast-bowling clinic in Brisbane at age 17, the great test fast-bowler Dennis Lillee identified him as a "once-in-a-lifetime prospect".[1] Lillee rang former team mate Rod Marsh and arranged for Johnson to join the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.[1] Johnson subsequently played for the Australian Under-19 side that toured England in 1999 but unfortunately recurrent back injuries hampered his prospects. He recovered to start his first-class career two years later, when he was selected to play state cricket for his native Queensland.
In September 2005, he was in the Australia A cricket team that toured Pakistan. In December 2005, Johnson was selected for the Australian One Day International team, making his debut against New Zealand in Christchurch, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns justifying the selection on the grounds of grooming players for the future.
Johnson gave the first signs of his potential at international level against the strong Indian batting line-up in a one-day international at Malaysia, Johnson's 7th. He took 4-11 off just 4 overs, including the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh. Johnson then played in the Australian 2006 ICC Champions Trophy team, and in the group A match against England he took 3/40, giving further evidence of his skill with the ball. His victims included Kevin Pietersen. Johnson was chosen to be in the squad for the first Ashes Test beginning on November 23, 2006, and was 12th man in all of the Tests.
On 26 January 2007, Johnson took 4 wickets and took 3-0 in 8 balls in an incisive spell of bowling in the 7th match of the CB Series against England, for which he earned man of the match honours.
In October 2007 Johnson helped Australia seal the ODI series in India. He finished as the top wicket-taker with 14 wickets which showed his ability to take wickets on the slow wickets of the sub-continent [2]. In the fifth ODI at Vadodara he took 5/26, his first International five-for.
On 10 November 2007 while making his Australian Test match debut against Sri Lanka at his home ground in Brisbane, Johnson took his first wicket, that of Thilan Samaraweera, caught by Adam Gilchrist. Johnson went on to take 4/96.
On 19 January 2008, Johnson scored his first ever Test Half Century, against India.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Townsville Bulletin: Mitch's big wait over
- ^ Australia in India ODI Series, 2007/08 - Most Wickets, Cricinfo, Retrieved 18 October 2007
[edit] Personality
Johnson is called "The Shy Guy" in the Australian Cricket Team cause he hardly ever speaks only in interviews and on the field (but not that much) when nobody can hear.
