Mitchell Johnson
Australia
Personal information
Full name	Mitchell Guy Johnson
Nickname	Midge
Born	2 November 1981 (1981-11-02) (age 26)
	Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Role	Bowler
Batting style	Left-hand
Bowling style	Left-arm fast
International information
Test debut (cap 398)	8 November 2007: v Sri Lanka
Last Test	24 January 2008: v India
ODI debut (cap 156)	10 December 2005: v New Zealand
Last ODI	17 October 2007: v India
ODI shirt no.	25
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2001 -	Queensland
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	List A
Matches	6	25	28	49
Runs scored	112	54	670	152
Batting average	56.00	10.80	29.13	15.20
100s/50s	0/1	0/0	0/5	0/0
Top score	50*	24*	54	27
Balls bowled	1,178	1,158	5,193	2,478
Wickets	24	44	92	70
Bowling average	32.12	24.21	31.21	29.24
5 wickets in innings	0	1	2	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	4/86	5/26	6/51	5/26
Catches/stumpings	1/–	4/–	3/–	7/–
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Mitchell Guy Johnson (born 2 November 1981 in Townsville, Queensland) is an Australian cricketer. When attending a fast-bowling clinic in Brisbane at age 17, the great test fast-bowler Dennis Lillee identified him as a "once-in-a-lifetime prospect".^[1] Lillee rang former team mate Rod Marsh and arranged for Johnson to join the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide.^[1] Johnson subsequently played for the Australian Under-19 side that toured England in 1999 but unfortunately recurrent back injuries hampered his prospects. He recovered to start his first-class career two years later, when he was selected to play state cricket for his native Queensland. is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Townsville in 2004. ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... This article is about the sport. ... Dennis Keith Lillee (born July 18, 1949 in Subiaco, Western Australia) was an Australian cricketer. ... Rodney William Marsh (born Armadale, Perth, Australia November 4, 1947) was an Australian Wicket keeper. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... The Queensland Bulls are the Brisbane-based Queensland representative cricket team in Australias domestic cricket tournaments: Pura Cup (formerly Sheffield Shield), 4-day matches with first-class status, since the 1926/27 season Ford Ranger One Day Cup, 1-day (50 over per side) tournament with List-A status...

In September 2005, he was in the Australia A cricket team that toured Pakistan. In December 2005, Johnson was selected for the Australian One Day International team, making his debut against New Zealand in Christchurch, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns justifying the selection on the grounds of grooming players for the future. The Australia A cricket team are touring Pakistan in September 2005. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps, played their first Test in 1930 vs England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth Test nation. ... Trevor Victor Hohns (born January 23, 1954, Nundah, Queensland) is a former Queensland and. ...

Johnson gave the first signs of his potential at international level against the strong Indian batting line-up in a one-day international at Malaysia, Johnson's 7th. He took 4-11 off just 4 overs, including the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh. Johnson then played in the Australian 2006 ICC Champions Trophy team, and in the group A match against England he took 3/40, giving further evidence of his skill with the ball. His victims included Kevin Pietersen. Johnson was chosen to be in the squad for the first Ashes Test beginning on November 23, 2006, and was 12th man in all of the Tests. Tendulkar redirects here. ... Rahul Sharad Dravid (Marathi:राहुल शरद द्रविड , Kannada:ರಾಹುಲ್‌ ಶರದ್‌ ದ್ರಾವಿಡ)   is an Indian cricketer, and the former captain of the Indian national cricket team, of which he has been a regular member since 1996. ... Yuvraj Singh  {Punjabi:ਯੁਵਰਾਜ ਿਸੰਘ} (born 12 December 1981 in Chandigarh, India) is a cricketer from India, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. ... The 2006 ICC Champions Trophy is a One-day International cricket tournament held in India from 7 October to 5 November 2006. ... Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. ...

On 26 January 2007, Johnson took 4 wickets and took 3-0 in 8 balls in an incisive spell of bowling in the 7th match of the CB Series against England, for which he earned man of the match honours. is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Teams Australia England New Zealand Captains Ricky Ponting(player of the series) Michael Vaughan Andrew Flintoff Stephen Fleming Most Runs Ponting (438) Hayden (382) Clarke (268) Collingwood (379) Bell (292) Joyce (288) Taylor (282) Vincent (263) Oram (261) Most Wickets McGrath (13) Lee (12) Bracken (12) Flintoff (12) Plunkett (12... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ...

In October 2007 Johnson helped Australia seal the ODI series in India. He finished as the top wicket-taker with 14 wickets which showed his ability to take wickets on the slow wickets of the sub-continent ^[2]. In the fifth ODI at Vadodara he took 5/26, his first International five-for.

On 10 November 2007 while making his Australian Test match debut against Sri Lanka at his home ground in Brisbane, Johnson took his first wicket, that of Thilan Samaraweera, caught by Adam Gilchrist. Johnson went on to take 4/96. is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Thilan Thusara Samaraweera is a Sri Lankan cricketer, born September 22, 1976. ... Adam Craig Gilchrist (born 14 November 1971), nicknamed Gilly or Church,[1] is an Australian cricketer. ...

On 19 January 2008, Johnson scored his first ever Test Half Century, against India.

References

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Personality

Johnson is called "The Shy Guy" in the Australian Cricket Team cause he hardly ever speaks only in interviews and on the field (but not that much) when nobody can hear.

External links

• Cricinfo page on Mitchell Johnson