Hines Johnson

Hines Johnson

Hines Johnson in 1950
Personal information
Full name	Hophnie Hobah Hines Johnson
Born	(1910-07-13)13 July 1910 Kingston, Jamaica
Died	24 June 1987(1987-06-24) (aged 76) Miami, USA
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 64)	27 March 1948 v England
Last Test	20 July 1950 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 3 28 Runs scored 38 316 Batting average 9.50 17.55 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 22 39* Balls bowled 789 4,433 Wickets 13 68 Bowling average 18.30 23.36 5 wickets in innings 2 5 10 wickets in match 1 1 Best bowling 5/41 5/33 Catches/stumpings 0/– 13/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 January 2020

Hophnie Hobah Hines Johnson (13 July 1910 – 24 June 1987) was a West Indian international cricketer. His first-class cricket career began with his debut for Jamaica in 1935 and lasted until 1951, interrupted by the Second World War. Making his international debut at the age of 37, his Test career lasted just three matches. All three were against England, and the last was in 1950. During his first Test Match, Johnson took five wickets in the first innings and five in the second.^[1] He was the first fast bowler to take ten wickets in a single Test for the West Indies, and held the record for best bowling figures by a West Indies player on debut until his 10/97 was bettered by spin bowler Alf Valentine. Johnson was 40 years old when he played his final Test.