Full name David Jude Johnson
Born October 16, 1971, Arasikere, Karnataka
Current age 38 years 37 days
Major teams India, Belagavi Panthers, Karnataka
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
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1996
David Johnson makes his test debut
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