Mel Johnson
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Melville William Johnson (born 17 May 1942) is an Australian Test cricket match umpire who accumulated a ten-year career total of 67 first-class matches between 1978 and 1988.
A native of the Brisbane
suburb of Herston
, Mel Johnson umpired 21 Test matches
between 1980 and 1987. His first match, between Australia
and West Indies
, held at Adelaide Oval
from 26 January to 30 January 1980, was won by the visitors by a massive 408 runs. Johnson’s partner was Max O’Connell.
Johnson’s last Test match was between Australia and New Zealand
at Brisbane Cricket Ground
from 4 December to 7 December 1987. It was won by Australia by 9 wickets with David Boon
scoring a century and Craig McDermott
, Bruce Reid
and Merv Hughes
sharing the wickets. Johnson’s colleague was Tony Crafter
.
Johnson also umpired 49 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1988.
He was also an English teacher at Anglican Church Grammar school circa 1983.
A native of the Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
suburb of Herston
Herston, Queensland
Herston is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia located 3 km north of the Brisbane CBD.- Geography :Herston is dominated by the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital...
, Mel Johnson umpired 21 Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
between 1980 and 1987. His first match, between Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
and West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
, held at Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
from 26 January to 30 January 1980, was won by the visitors by a massive 408 runs. Johnson’s partner was Max O’Connell.
Johnson’s last Test match was between Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand Cricket
New Zealand Cricket, formerly the New Zealand Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand. Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand....
at Brisbane Cricket Ground
Brisbane Cricket Ground
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
from 4 December to 7 December 1987. It was won by Australia by 9 wickets with David Boon
David Boon
David Clarence Boon MBE , nicknamed Boony, is a former Australian cricketer whose international playing career spanned the years 1984–1995...
scoring a century and Craig McDermott
Craig McDermott
Craig John McDermott is a former Australian cricketer. He is currently the bowling coach for the Australian cricket team....
, Bruce Reid
Bruce Reid
Bruce Anthony Reid is an Australian cricketer and bowling coach of the Indian national cricket team on their 2003-04 tour to Australia....
and Merv Hughes
Merv Hughes
Mervyn Gregory Hughes is a former Australian cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he represented Australia between 1985 and 1994 in 53 Test matches, taking 212 wickets. He played 33 One Day Internationals, taking 38 wickets. He took a hat trick in a Test against the West Indies at the WACA in...
sharing the wickets. Johnson’s colleague was Tony Crafter
Tony Crafter
Anthony Ronald Crafter, , was an Australian Test cricket match umpire.He umpired 33 Test matches between 1979 and 1992, the highest number by an Australian umpire to that time...
.
Johnson also umpired 49 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1988.
He was also an English teacher at Anglican Church Grammar school circa 1983.