Len Johnson (cricketer)
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Leonard Joseph Johnson (18 March 1919, Ipswich, Queensland – 20 April 1977, Silkstone, Queensland) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1948.
Cricket career
Johnson gained recognition in the Sheffield Shield competition for Australian troops at Bougainville, in the Solomons, at the end of World War II.
He ended his playing career with a tally of 171 wickets in 43 Shield matches for Queensland, a State record until it was overtaken by Ross Duncan and Peter Allan.
In international cricket he toured New Zealand with an Australian `Second XI' in 1950, but despite his talent he only managed to play for his country once; against India at Melbourne in the final Test of the 1947-48 series. He scored 25 not out and took 3 for 66 and 3 for 8. It is thought that Sam Loxton won preference over him in selection for the 1948 tour of England.