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Ian Johnson

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Australian cricketer (1917-1998)

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Ian William Geddes Johnson, was an Australian cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between 1946 and 1956. 51 runs per dismissal. He captained the Australian team in 17 Tests, winning seven and losing five, with a further five drawn.

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Australia national cricket team1946-1956
Victoria cricket team1935-1956

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Commander of the Order of the British Empire

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Ian William Geddes Johnson, was an Australian cricketer who played 45 Test matches as a slow off-break bowler between 1946 and 1956. Johnson captured 109 Test wickets at an average of 29.19 runs per wicket and as a capable lower order batsman made 1,000 runs at an average of 18.51 runs per dismissal. He captained the Australian team in 17 Tests, winning seven and losing five, with a further five drawn. Despite this record, he is better known as the captain who lost consecutive Ashes series against England. Urbane, well-spoken and popular with his opponents and the public, he was seen by his teammates as a disciplinarian and his natural optimism was often seen as naive.

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deceased
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Lived 1917 to 1998 · aged 80
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