Richard Johnson (cricketer, born 1988)

Richard Matthew Johnson (born 1 September 1988) is an English former professional cricketer who played for Warwickshire and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs. He played as a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.[1]

Richard Johnson
Personal information
Full nameRichard Matthew Johnson
Born (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988
Solihull, West Midlands, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2012Warwickshire
2012Derbyshire (on loan)
2013–2014Derbyshire
FC debut12 May 2008 Warwickshire v Cambridge UCCE
Last FC20 April 2014 Derbyshire v Hampshire
LA debut11 May 2008 Warwickshire v Northants
Last LA26 August 2013 Derbyshire v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 29 26 22
Runs scored 911 215 46
Batting average 20.70 21.50 9.20
100s/50s 0/5 0/2 0/0
Top score 72 79 14
Catches/stumpings 56/2 19/4 6/3
Source: CricInfo, 25 August 2015

Johnson was born in Solihull and educated at Solihull School. He played for ECB Schools against an India Under-19 team, before making his Minor Counties Championship debut for Herefordshire in the same year. In 2007 he began playing for Warwickshire Second XI and in May 2008 made his debut in List A cricket for the county before making first-class cricket debut for Warwickshire against Cambridge UCCE later the same month.[2]

After two seasons with Derbyshire, Johnson retired from professional cricket in 2014. In December 2014 he returned to Warwickshire in the role of Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach.

References

  1. Richard Johnson, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
  2. Richard Johnson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
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