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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Conrad Powell Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 1895 Sydenham, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 1974 (aged 78) Eastry, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1920 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919–1933 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925/26–1947/48 | Europeans (India) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926/27–1944/45 | Madras | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1939 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 21 May 1919 Cambridge University v Australian Imperial Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 11 January 1948 Europeans v Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 February 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conrad Powell Johnstone CBE (19 August 1895 – 23 June 1974), known as CP Johnstone or Con Johnstone, was an English businessman and amateur sportsman who played first-class cricket between 1919 and 1948. After serving in the First World War he spent much his working life in India and is regarded as one of the key players in the development of cricket in Madras. He served in the First World War, played first-class cricket in both England and India and was also a noted golfer as well as the President of Kent County Cricket Club in later life.