David Johnson (cricketer)

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David Johnson India (IND)
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	Tests	First-class
Matches	2	39
Runs scored	8	437
Batting average	4.00	11.20
100s/50s	-/-	1/-
Top score	5	101*
Balls bowled	240	5936
Wickets	3	125
Bowling average	47.66	28.63
5 wickets in innings	-	8
10 wickets in match	-	1
Best bowling	2/52	8/55
Catches/stumpings	-/-	20/-
Test debut: 10 October 1996 Last Test: 26 December 1996 Source: [1]

David Jude Johnson pronunciation (help·info) (born October 16, 1971, Arasikere, Karnataka) is a former Indian cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1996.

On the short side for a fast bowler, David Johnson came into the Indian side on the basis of some fine performances around the domestic circuit for Karnataka. He recorded his best match figures of 10 for 152 against Kerala in the 1995-96 Ranji Trophy season. This brought him into national reckoning and he made his debut against Australia in the one-off Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla in 1996. India were without Javagal Srinath, having sustained an injury, and Johnson was drafted into the squad. He bowled in tandem with his Karnataka team-mate Venkatesh Prasad and picked up the wicket of Michael Slater in the second innings. Johnson then went on the tour of South Africa but got to play only in the first Test, taking the wickets of Herschelle Gibbs and Brian McMillan.