Johnny Martin

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Johnny Martin

Personal information

Batting style

Left-hand bat

Bowling style

Left-arm unorthodox

International information

National side

Australian

Career statistics

Competition	Tests	First-class
Matches	8	135
Runs scored	214	3970
Batting average	17.83	23.77
100s/50s	0/1	1/21
Top score	55	101
Balls bowled	1846	27296
Wickets	17	445
Bowling average	48.94	31.17
5 wickets in innings	0	17
10 wickets in match	0	1
Best bowling	3/56	8/97
Catches/stumpings	5/0	114/0

Source: Cricinfo

John Wesley Martin (28 July 1931, Wingham, New South Wales – 15 July 1992, Burrell Creek, New South Wales) was an Australian cricketer who played in 8 Tests from 1960 to 1967.

Martin grew up on the central coast, near Taree, one of 10 children of the manager of Burrell Creek's post office and general store, which Johnny himself ended up managing. He died after a heart attack, having survived one 20 years earlier and undergone bypass surgery in 1984. He was 60.

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Persondata
Name	Martin, Johnny
Alternative names	The Little Favorite
Short description	Australian cricketer
Date of birth	28 July 1931,
Place of birth	Wingham, New South Wales
Date of death	15 July 1992
Place of death	Burrell Creek, New South Wales

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