neil johnson Profile - ICC Profile, Age, Career Info & Stats.
neil johnson is a cricketer(sportsman) from Zimbabwe. His ICC profile, age, career info & stats are given below.
Full Name
Neil Clarkson Johnson
Born
January 24, 1970, Salisbury (now Harare)
Age
53 years old
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Fast medium
Fielding Position
Occasional Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Allrounder
Education
Howick HS; Kingswood College, UPE
Batting Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 13 | 48 | - | - |
Inn | 23 | 48 | - | - |
Runs | 532 | 1679 | - | - |
Avg | 24.18 | 36.5 | - | - |
SR | 48.06 | 70.28 | - | - |
HS | 107 | 132 | - | - |
NO | 1 | 2 | - | - |
100s | 1 | 4 | - | - |
50s | 4 | 11 | - | - |
4s | 60 | 173 | - | - |
6s | 4 | 12 | - | - |
Bowling Stats
Test | ODI | T20I | IPL | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mat | 13 | 48 | - | - |
Inn | 14 | 39 | - | - |
Balls | 1186 | 1503 | - | - |
Runs | 594 | 1220 | - | - |
Wkt | 15 | 35 | - | - |
BBI | 77 / 4 | 42 / 4 | - | - |
BBM | 104 / 4 | 42 / 4 | - | - |
Eco | 3.01 | 4.87 | - | - |
Avg | 39.6 | 34.86 | - | - |
5W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
10W | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Teams he has played for:
- Zimbabwe
- Ireland
- Eastern Province
- Hampshire
- Leicestershire
- Matabeleland
- Natal
- Western Province
- Western Province Boland
Heres what CricBuzz says about him.
He made his Test debut against India in October 1998 at Harare. He did not contribute much with the bat but he managed to dismiss Sachin Tendulkar in both innings of the match. Zimbabwe went onto win the match by 61 runs. Later in the year, he made his ODI debut against New Zealand in the Champions Trophy held in Dhaka. He was carted around by Chris Harris in the final overs as New Zealand clinched a last ball victory.
It was in 1999 where Johnson showed his class as an all-rounder. During the World Cup, Johnson ended up as the leading run-scorer and the leading wicket-taker for Zimbabwe. In eight matches, he picked up 12 wickets and scored 367 runs at an average of 52.42. It was his splendid all-round performance that helped Zimbabwe reach the super-six stage of the tournament.
His most notable performances came against South Africa and Australia. During the match against the Proteas at Chelmsford, he scored a gritty 76 and picked up 3/27 as Zimbabwe defeated their African neighbors by 48 runs. His scalps included Gary Kirsten, Jacques Kallis and Hansie Cronje. Against Australia, he notched up his highest score in ODIs by blasting 132. He blasted four boundaries in one over of Shane Warne and he looked at ease against most of the Australian bowling. Overall, he won three man of the match awards in that tournament.
Johnson retired from international cricket following disputes over his payment from the Zimbabwe Cricket Board. He has played for a number of teams in the course of his career. He has represented Leicestershire, Hampshire, Western Province and several other counties in various countries. He currently lives in South Africa.
Later in 2010, Neil Johnson was appointed by the BCCI as Team India's young instructor for the tour to South Africa. It is believed that the then India coach, Gary Kirsten wanted to get Johnson on board to keep the players in a state of relaxation.
By Siddharth Vishwanathan
Heres what ESPNcricinfo says about him.
A naturally-gifted allrounder, Neil Johnson made a strong impression during his short international career, particularly during the 1999 World Cup when he won three Man-of-the-Match awards. An aggressive, strokeplaying left-hander who opened in the one-day games and batted in the middle order in Tests, he was also an attacking seamer with the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander. His one weakness was his tendency to bowl too many four-balls. Possibly because he was so laid-back, Johnson did not get on with former Zimbabwean coach Dave Houghton. Alienated by low pay offers from the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, Johnson, whose wife did not care for Harare anyway, returned to South Africa (where he had emigrated with his parents as a boy) after the 2000 tour of England. A nomadic cricketer, Johnson has earned a crust with Natal, Western Province, Leicestershire and, in 2001, Hampshire.
Geoffrey Dean