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Full name Neil Clarkson Johnson
Born January 24, 1970, Salisbury (now Harare)
Current age 38 years 299 days
Major teams Ireland,Zimbabwe,Eastern Province,Hampshire,Leicestershire,Matabeleland,Natal,Western Province,Western Province Boland
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Education Howick HS; Kingswood College, UPE
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
13
23
1
532
107
24.18
1107
48.05
1
4
60
4
12
0
ODIs
48
48
2
1679
132*
36.50
2389
70.28
4
11
173
12
19
0
First-class
161
249
29
7569
150
34.40
11
53
218
0
List A
232
223
28
7019
146*
35.99
13
40
122
0
Twenty20
4
4
0
54
44
13.50
69
78.26
0
0
7
1
2
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
13
14
1186
594
15
4/77
4/104
39.60
3.00
79.0
1
0
0
ODIs
48
39
1503
1220
35
4/42
4/42
34.85
4.87
42.9
1
0
0
First-class
161
14754
7620
230
5/79
33.13
3.09
64.1
2
0
List A
232
6135
5310
153
4/19
4/19
34.70
5.19
40.0
3
0
0
Twenty20
4
3
60
59
1
1/12
1/12
59.00
5.90
60.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v India at Harare, Oct 7-10, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
England v Zimbabwe at Nottingham, Jun 1-5, 2000 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v Zimbabwe at Dhaka, Oct 24, 1998 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Zimbabwe at Lord's, Jul 22, 2000 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1989/90 - 2004/05
List A span
1989/90 - 2004/05
Twenty20 debut
Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Western Province Boland v Eastern Cape at Cape Town, Apr 27, 2004 scorecard
Profile
A naturally-gifted allrounder, Neil Johnson made a strong impression during his short international career, particularly during the 1999 World Cup when he won three Man-of-the-Match awards. An aggressive, strokeplaying left-hander who opened in the one-day games and batted in the middle order in Tests, he was also an attacking seamer with the ability to move the ball away from the right-hander. His one weakness was his tendency to bowl too many four-balls. Possibly because he was so laid-back, Johnson did not get on with former Zimbabwean coach Dave Houghton. Alienated by low pay offers from the Zimbabwe Cricket Union, Johnson, whose wife did not care for Harare anyway, returned to South Africa (where he had emigrated with his parents as a boy) after the 2000 tour of England. A nomadic cricketer, Johnson has earned a crust with Natal, Western Province, Leicestershire and, in 2001, Hampshire.
Geoffrey Dean
