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Full name Richard Leonard Johnson
Born December 29, 1974, Chertsey, Surrey
Current age 33 years 245 days
Major teams England,Middlesex,Somerset
Nickname Jono, Lenny, The Greek
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
6 ft 2 in
Education Sunbury Manor School; Spelthorne College
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
3
4
0
59
26
14.75
101
58.41
0
0
6
3
0
0
ODIs
10
4
1
16
10
5.33
20
80.00
0
0
1
1
0
0
First-class
166
227
28
3545
118
17.81
2
8
63
0
List A
194
127
30
1108
53
11.42
0
1
23
0
Twenty20
9
5
1
24
10
6.00
23
104.34
0
0
0
2
1
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
3
6
547
275
16
6/33
9/93
17.18
3.01
34.1
1
2
0
ODIs
10
9
402
239
11
3/22
3/22
21.72
3.56
36.5
0
0
0
First-class
166
27844
15094
528
10/45
28.58
3.25
52.7
20
3
List A
194
8607
6995
213
5/50
5/50
32.84
4.87
40.4
2
1
0
Twenty20
9
9
198
279
14
3/21
3/21
19.92
8.45
14.1
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Zimbabwe at Chester-le-Street, Jun 5-7, 2003 scorecard
Last Test
Sri Lanka v England at Galle, Dec 2-6, 2003 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 26, 2003 scorecard
Last ODI
Sri Lanka v England at Dambulla, Nov 18, 2003 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1992
Last First-class
Nottinghamshire v Middlesex at Nottingham, May 9-12, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
1993
Last List A
Kent v Middlesex at Canterbury, May 7, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Leicestershire v Somerset at The Oval, Jul 30, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Gloucestershire v Somerset at Bristol, Jul 7, 2006 scorecard
Profile
A burly swing bowler with a high action, Richard Johnson made the news in 1994 when he took 10 for 45 in an innings for Middlesex against Derbyshire. He had already ended Brian Lara's run of five consecutive first-class centuries that summer, and when Johnson excelled again in 1995, he was picked for England's tour of South Africa. But a back injury forced him to pull out, and he had to wait five and a half years before England came calling again, picking Johnson in the squad for the final three Tests against Australia in 2001, then drafting him in for the tour to India after Andy Caddick dropped out at the last minute. Opportunities were limited though, and when Caddick returned after Christmas to face New Zealand, it was Johnson who made way for him. Now at Somerset, Johnson's stock delivery is the one that swings away from the right-hander, but he can find bounce too, even if his accuracy sometimes suffers. His once-promising batting is now of the swing-or-miss variety, although he has the ability to turn a one-day game with some choice blows over the infield just one of the reasons he was called into England's one-day squad after the 2003 World Cup. He finally made his Test debut against Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge in June 2003, and picked up 6 for 33 ... and a knee injury that spoilt his season. Recalled for the winter tour of Bangladesh, he came in for the second Test at Chittagong after an injury to Stephen Harmison, and promptly took another five-for. But Harmison's return and England's resurgence meant that once again Johnson was consigned to the list of reserves and he has never really featured in the selectors' thoughts. His county career came full circle when he returned to Middlesex after the 2006 season as the club tried to strengthen their attack, but he was unable to break back into the first team and he announced his retirement at the end of the season.
Lawrence Booth October 2007
Notes
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
Walter Lawrence Trophy 2004
