Graham Johnson
Personal information
Full name
Graham William Johnson
Born (1946-11-08) 8 November 1946
Beckenham, Kent
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965–1985Kent
1981/82Transvaal
1984/85Transvaal B
FC debut15 May 1965 Kent v Northants
Last FC13 July 1985 Kent v Northants
LA debut1 June 1969 Kent v Surrey
Last LA14 July 1985 Kent v Northants
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 390 303
Runs scored 12,922 5,666
Batting average 24.51 24.52
100s/50s 11/55 1/25
Top score 168 120*
Balls bowled 41.007 3,513
Wickets 567 105
Bowling average 31.04 23.07
5 wickets in innings 23 1
10 wickets in match 3 0
Best bowling 7/76 5/26
Catches/stumpings 315/– 114/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 August 2014

Graham William Johnson (born 8 November 1946) is a former English cricketer and business executive. He played for Kent County Cricket Club between 1965 and 1985 and was later the chairman of the club's Cricket Committee. He was born in Beckenham in 1946.

Johnson made his first-class cricket debut in 1965 and won his county cap in 1970.[1] He was a versatile batsman and off-spin bowler who featured in a strong Kent team which won four County Championships and a number of limited overs trophies during his time with the club. He was vice-captain of the Kent side under Mike Denness.

A graduate of the London School of Economics, Johnson had a successful business career with Barclays Bank, Save and Prosper, Flemings, Egg and Prudential. He has been a director of TAL Talent Ltd, a specialist search, recruitment, assessment and people development company.[2]

Johnson has also been active with the Lord's Taverners both on its Cricket Committee and as a player. He succeeded Denness as Chairman of the Kent Cricket Committee in 2004 and served as Kent President in 2014.[2]

References

  1. Graham Johnson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  2. 1 2 Kent County Cricket Club announce 2014 President, Kent County Cricket Club, 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
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