Mel Johnson
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Melville William (Mel) Johnson, (born 17 May 1942 in Herston, Queensland), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire.
He umpired 21 Test matches between 1980 and 1987. His first match was between Australia and West Indies at Adelaide on 26 January to 30 January 1980, a match won by the visitors by a massive 408 runs. Johnson’s partner was Max O’Connell.
Johnson’s last Test match was also between Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane on 4 December to 7 December 1987, won by Australia by 9 wickets with David Boon scoring a century and Craig McDermott, Bruce Reid and Merv Hughes sharing the wickets. Johnson’s colleague was Tony Crafter.
Johnson also umpired 49 one-day international (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1988.
He umpired 67 first-class matches in his career between 1978 and 1988.