Matt Johnston

Matt Johnston

Personal information
Full name	Matthew James Johnston
Born	15 October 1985 (1985-10-15) (age 26) South Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	All-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–11	Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition	First-class	List A	Twenty20
Matches	1	16	4
Runs scored	44	209	36
Batting average	22.00	29.85	18.00
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	44	44	17
Balls bowled	48	184	30
Wickets	1	5	4
Bowling average	20.00	24.60	11.25
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	n/a
Best bowling	1/17	4/28	2/5
Catches/stumpings	0/–	1/–	0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 July 2011

Matthew James "Matt" Johnston (born 15 October 1985 in South Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer, who played for Western Australia between 2007 and 2011. He is currently signed to Tasmania, and the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, for the 2011–12 season.

Early career

Johnston played grade cricket for Willetton, and won the Olly Cooley Medal for best player in the Western Australian Grade Cricket competition in 2010 and 2011.^[1]

Australian career

Western Australia career

Johnston played one first-class, 17 List A and four Twenty20 cricket matches for Western Australia between 2007 and 2011, before being dropped at the end of the 2010–11 season.

Tasmania career

Johnston was signed by Tasmania in June 2011,^[1] and signed by the Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League in July 2011.^[2]

English career

Johnston played two matches for Walsden in the Central Lancashire League in 2005 as their overseas player, taking 3 wickets at an average of 12.67 and making 41 runs in his only innings.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Dumped Warrior Matt Johnston joins Tasmania - PerthNow. Written by Jordan McArdle. Published 20 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
2. ^ Big Bash import riddle - The Mercury. Written by Adam Smith. Published 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
3. ^ Central Lancashire League matches played by Matt Johnston - CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

Persondata
Name	Johnston, Matt
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Short description
Date of birth	15 October 1985
Place of birth	South Perth, Western Australia
Date of death
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