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David Johnson      

Full name David Jude Johnson

Born October 16, 1971, Arasikere, Karnataka

Current age 38 years 40 days

Major teams India, Belagavi Panthers, Karnataka

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm medium

David Jude Johnson
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Tests 2 3 1 8 5 4.00 35 22.85 0 0 1 0 0 0
First-class 39 44 5 437 101* 11.20 1 0 20 0
List A 33 16 3 118 17 9.07 0 0 4 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
Tests 2 4 240 143 3 2/52 2/91 47.66 3.57 80.0 0 0 0
First-class 39 5936 3579 125 8/55 28.63 3.61 47.4 8 1
List A 33 1659 1290 41 4/26 4/26 31.46 4.66 40.4 1 0 0
Career statistics
Test debut India v Australia at Delhi, Oct 10-13, 1996 scorecard
Last Test South Africa v India at Durban, Dec 26-28, 1996 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span 1992/93 - 2001/02
List A span 1993/94 - 1999/00
Profile

On the short side for a fast bowler, David Johnson came into the Indian side on the basis of some fine performances around the domestic circuit. He recorded his best match figures of 10 for 152 against Kerala in the 1995-96 Ranji Trophy season. This brought him into national reckoning and he made his debut against Australia in the one-off Test at the Ferozshah Kotla in 1996. India were without Srinath, having sustained an injury, and Johnson was drafted into the squad. He bowled in tandem with his Karnataka team-mate Venkatesh Prasad and picked up the wicket of Michael Slater in the second innings. Johnson then went on the tour of South Africa but got to play only in the first Test, taking the wickets of Gibbs and McMillan. But he could never really make it big in the international arena what with the lack of penetration and his tendency to spray the ball all over being obvious shortcomings.
Natarajan Sriram

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1999

David Johnson

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1996

David Johnson and Nayan Mongia appeal for a catch behind the wicket on day 3 of the 1996/97 India vs Australia test at New Delhi

David Johnson and Nayan Mongia appeal for a catch behind the wicket

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1996

David Johnson makes his test debut on the first day of the 1996-97 India vs Australia test

David Johnson makes his test debut

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Country Fixtures Country Results
Group B: Bengal v Saurashtra at Kolkata - Nov 24-27
Saurashtra 650/9d Bengal 27/1
Group A: H. Pradesh v Tamil Nadu at Dharamsala - Nov 24-27
Tamil Nadu 293/8d H. Pradesh 291/4
Group A: Hyderabad v Orissa at Hyderabad (Decc) - Nov 24-27
Orissa 276 Hyderabad 123/5
2nd Test: India v Sri Lanka at Kanpur - Nov 24-28
India 642 Sri Lanka 66/1
Group B: Maharashtra v Karnataka at Poona - Nov 24-27
Maharashtra 105 Karnataka 473/4
Group A: Punjab v Gujarat at Mohali - Nov 24-27
Gujarat 160 Punjab 361/5
Group A: Railways v Mumbai at Delhi - Nov 24-27
Railways 187 Mumbai 248/8
Group B: U. Pradesh v Delhi at Lucknow - Nov 24-27
U. Pradesh 536/7d Delhi 9/0
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