Bill Johnson (cricketer)

Bill Johnson

Personal information
Full name	William Johnson
Born	27 February 1959 Sunderland, County Durham, England
Nickname	Blocker Bill
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Relations	yes
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1986–1988	Durham
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 1 Runs scored 16 Batting average 16.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 16 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2011

William 'Bill' Johnson (born 27 February 1959) is a former English cricketer. Johnson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Sunderland, County Durham.

Johnson made his debut for Durham against Bedfordshire in 1986 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1986 to 1988, making 7 Minor Counties Championship appearances^[1] and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.^[2] He made his only List A appearance against Somerset in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.^[3] He scored 16 runs in this match, before being dismissed by Gary Palmer.^[4]

References

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bill Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Bill Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
3. "List A Matches played by Bill Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
4. "Durham v Somerset, 1988 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

External links

• Bill Johnson at ESPNcricinfo
• Bill Johnson at CricketArchive