Colin Johnson (cricketer)
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Colin Johnson is an English
first-class cricket
er, who played 100 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1969 and 1979.
He scored 2,960 runs as a right-handed middle order batsman at 21.44, with two centuries against Somerset
and Gloucestershire
. In 102 one day games he scored 1,615 runs at 20.18, with a top score of 73 not out. He also took four first-class wickets with his occasional off breaks, and two more in one day cricket.
He was a stalwart for Yorkshire's Second XI, playing from 1966 to 1985, and captaining
the side after he left the first-class scene. He was awarded the captaincy at the expense of Barrie Leadbeater
, who had been promised the job, but was then released by Yorkshire and became a first-class umpire
.
Johnson worked full-time in the field of life insurance
, once his playing days had ended.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played 100 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1969 and 1979.
He scored 2,960 runs as a right-handed middle order batsman at 21.44, with two centuries against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
and Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
. In 102 one day games he scored 1,615 runs at 20.18, with a top score of 73 not out. He also took four first-class wickets with his occasional off breaks, and two more in one day cricket.
He was a stalwart for Yorkshire's Second XI, playing from 1966 to 1985, and captaining
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the side after he left the first-class scene. He was awarded the captaincy at the expense of Barrie Leadbeater
Barrie Leadbeater
Barrie Leadbeater is a retired English first-class cricketer and umpire.Leadbeater played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club as a middle-order batsman from 1966 to 1979, although he preferred to open the innings...
, who had been promised the job, but was then released by Yorkshire and became a first-class umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
.
Johnson worked full-time in the field of life insurance
Life insurance
Life insurance is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death of the insured person. Depending on the contract, other events such as terminal illness or critical illness may also trigger...
, once his playing days had ended.