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Full name Richard Leonard Johnson
Born December 29, 1974, Chertsey, Surrey
Current age 33 years 209 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

Runs

Ave

100

Tests

14.75

101

58.41

ODIs

5.33

80.00

First-class

166

227

3545

118

17.81

List A

194

127

1108

11.42

Twenty20

6.00

104.34

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

Tests

547

275

6/33

9/93

17.18

3.01

34.1

ODIs

402

239

3/22

21.72

3.56

36.5

First-class

166

27844

15094

528

10/45

28.58

3.25

52.7

List A

194

8607

6995

213

5/50

32.84

4.87

40.4

Twenty20

198

279

3/21

19.92

8.45

14.1

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

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

Apr 19, 2007

Richard Johnson © Getty Images

Jun 29, 2006

Richard Johnson bagged two wickets as Somerset tied with Northants © Getty Images

Sep 10, 2005

Richard Johnson, player portrait © Getty Images

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