| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Ireland | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | 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 | ||
| Source: Cricket Archive, | ||||
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]
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]
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]