Ben Johnson (cricketer)

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Benjamin Andrew Johnson (born 1 August 1973 in Naracoorte, South Australia) was an Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Southern Redbacks. A left handed middle order batsman and part time medium pace bowler, he played between 1994/95 and 2002/03

Johnson started his career well, scoring a half century on debut and then making 81 and 168 against WA in just fifth first-class match, aged 21. He went on to score 8 more hundreds for the Redbacks. In 2001-02 he became the first man since Bill Lawry to carry his bat in consecutive matches in Australia. He finished his 69 game career with 4038 runs at 34.81