Ian Johnston (cricketer)
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm medium pace | |
| Career | First-class | List A |
| Matches | 3 | 2 |
| Runs scored | 86 | 30 |
| Batting average | 28.66 | 15.00 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 34 | 17 |
| Balls bowled | 6 | 18 |
| Wickets | 0 | 1 |
| Bowling average | - | 25.00 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a |
| Best Bowling | 0/3 | 1/25 |
| Catches/Stumpings | 3/0 | 0/0 |
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First-class debut: 7 July 1979 |
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Robert Ian Johnston usually known as Ian Johnston (born 1 July 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland)[1] is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,[1] he played 15 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1979 and 1983,[2] including three first-class matches[3] and two List A matches.[4]
[edit] Playing career
Johnston made his debut for Ireland against Surrey in June 1979[2] and made his first-class debut against Sri Lanka the following month.[3] He also played against FW Millett's XI, Scotland, the MCC, Wales and Worcestershire in 1979. He played four times in 1980, including two matches against the West Indies[2] and his List A debut against Middlesex at Lord's.[4] He played against Canada and Middlesex in 1981, and against Sussex and Scotland in 1983, his final games for Ireland.[2]
[edit] Statistics
In all matches for Ireland, Johnston scored 361 runs at an average of 24.07, scoring two half-centuries with a top score of 72 against the MCC in June 1980. He took four wickets at an average of 45.29, with best innings bowling figures of 2/49 against Middlesex in July 1981.[2]
