Mitchell Johnson

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Mitchell Johnson
Johnson in January 2014
Personal information
Full name
Mitchell Guy Johnson
Born (1981-11-02) 2 November 1981 (age 43)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
NicknameMidge, Notch, El Toro (The Bull) [citation needed]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 398)8 November 2007 v Sri Lanka
Last Test17 November 2015 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 156)10 December 2005 v New Zealand
Last ODI29 March 2015 v New Zealand
ODI shirt no.25
T20I debut (cap 24)12 September 2007 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I31 August 2013 v England
T20I shirt no.25
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001–2008Queensland
2008–2015Western Australia (squad no. 25)
2012–2013Mumbai Indians (squad no. 25)
2014–2016Kings XI Punjab (squad no. 25)
2016Perth Scorchers (squad no. 25)
2017Mumbai Indians (squad no. 25)
2018Karachi Kings (squad no. 25)
2018Kolkata Knight Riders (squad no. 25)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 73 153 117 184
Runs scored 2,065 951 3,180 1,115
Batting average 22.20 16.11 22.87 16.15
100s/50s 1/11 0/2 2/15 0/2
Top score 123* 73* 123* 73*
Balls bowled 16,001 7,489 23,765 9,227
Wickets 313 239 465 284
Bowling average 28.40 25.26 28.71 26.01
5 wickets in innings 12 3 17 4
10 wickets in match 3 0 4 0
Best bowling 8/61 6/31 8/61 6/31
Catches/stumpings 27/– 35/– 39/– 39/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2007 West Indies
Winner 2015 Australia and New Zealand
ICC Champions Trophy
Winner 2006 India
Winner 2009 South Africa
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2010 West Indies
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 November 2015

Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981) is a former Australian cricketer, who played all forms of the game for his national side. He is a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed batsman. He represented Australia in international cricket from 2005 to 2015. Johnson is considered to be one of the greatest fast bowlers of his era and is referred as the most lethal bowler of all time.[2][3][4] With his time representing Australia, Johnson won multiple ICC titles with the team: the 2007 Cricket World Cup, the 2015 Cricket World Cup, the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy, and the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy.

Johnson was awarded the International Cricket Council's Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2009. After suffering a drop in form that led to his removal from the national side in early 2013, he was particularly successful in his 'comeback' to the Australian Test squad during the 2013–14 Ashes series in Australia, during which he dominated England's batting. He cemented his place in the Australian side in the following Test series against South Africa and was rewarded with his second Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy and first ICC Test Player of the Year award in 2014. He played a key role in the semi-final and final matches of the 2015 World Cup, which ultimately culminated in Australia winning the World Cup for the fifth time.

Johnson retired from all forms of international cricket in November 2015, having represented Australia in a total of 256 matches.[5] He was the last active Australian player with a Test cap number in the 300s.[6] In terms of time span, Johnson is also the quickest bowler to reach 150 Test wickets, doing so in 2 years and 139 days.[7]

In August 2018, Johnson announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[8]

  1. ^ "Mitchell Johnson". cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ^ "'With Johnson, fear was everywhere'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Mitchell Johnson: a bowler who at his peak was capable of remarkable feats. Mitchell Johnson". The Guardian. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Mitchell Johnson retires: Cricket salutes Australia fast bowler after he quits international cricket". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ 73 Tests, 153 ODIs and 30 T20 Internationals:
    "Players / Australia / Mitchell Johnson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Stumps: Mitchell Johnson special edition". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Yasir's 150 in Quick Time". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Johnson announces retirement from all forms of cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.