C. P. Johnstone

C. P. Johnstone

Personal information
Full name	Conrad Powell Johnstone
Born	19 August 1895(1895-08-19) London, England
Died	23 June 1974(1974-06-23) (aged 78) Eastry, Kent, England
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1933/34-1940/41	Madras
1925/26-1947/48	Europeans (India)
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	110
Runs scored	5482
Batting average	30.62
100s/50s	6/29
Top score	135
Balls bowled	6,435
Wickets	103
Bowling average	27.43
5 wickets in innings	3
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	6/28
Catches/stumpings	42
Source: Cricinfo,

Conrad Powell Johnstone (19 August 1895-23 June 1974) was an Indian cricketer of British origin who led the Madras cricket team in the Ranji Trophy during the 1930s.

Biography

Johnstone was born in Sydenham, London on August 19, 1895 and was raised in the United Kingdom. Johnstone arrived in Madras, India in 1925 to work with Burmah Shell. He was known for his cricketing abilities and soon found a slot in the Madras cricket team.

Captaincy

When the first Ranji Trophy tournament was inaugurated in 1934, Johnstone was selected to lead the Madras provincial team. In the first and only match played by Madras in the 1934 edition, Madras bowled out their opponents Mysore for 48 and 59 and won within a single day by an innings and 23 runs.^[1] Madras,under Johnstone's captaincy, emerged the runners-up in the 1935 Ranji Tropy losing to Bombay in the final.

Notes

1. ^ S. Muthiah (July 25, 2010). "Madras Miscellany". The Hindu. http://www.thehindu.com/arts/history-and-culture/article531761.ece. 

References

• "Profile in Cricinfo.com". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15603.html. 
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Persondata
Name	Johnstone, Conrad
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1895-08-19
Place of birth	London
Date of death	1974-06-23
Place of death	Eastry, Kent