Leon Johnson (cricketer)

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Leon Johnson


country = West Indies
fullname = Leon Rayon Johnson
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dayofbirth = 8
monthofbirth = 8
yearofbirth = 1987
placeofbirth = Georgetown
countryofbirth = Guyana
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bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
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odidebutyear = 2008
odidebutagainst = Bermuda
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lastodidate = 24 August
lastodiyear = 2008
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year1 = 2003/04–present
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date = 20 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62478/62478.html CricketArchive

Leon Rayon Johnson (b. 8 August, 1987) in Georgetown, Demerara, is a West Indies cricketer who captained the West Indies in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.cite web |url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52280.html |title=Players and Officials - Leon Johnson |publisher=Cricinfo.com Retrieved on 7 February 2007.]

Domestic career

Johnson made his first class debut for Guyana in the 2003/04 season when he played in two first class matches, scoring just four runs from 3 innings. He did not feature in Guyana's first-class team for the next three seasons.cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62478/f_Batting_by_Season.html |title=First-class batting and fielding in each season by Leon Johnson |publisher=CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 20 August 2008.] He made his list A debut in the 2007/08 season. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62478/a_Batting_by_Season.html |title=ListA batting and fielding in each season by Leon Johnson |publisher=CricketArchive.com Retrieved on 20 August 2008.]

In the 2007/08 domestic season, Johnson scored 427 runs at an average of 42.70 from 6 matches for Guyana in the Carib Beer Series.cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/364849.html |title=Nash in line for West Indies debut |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=12 August 2008 Retrieved on 20 August 2008.] He fell six runs short of his maiden first-class century on 7 March 2008 when he edged a wide delivery from off-spinner Shirley Clarke against Combined Campuses and Colleges. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/story/341527.html |title=Chanderpaul's unbeaten 161 spurs Guyana |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=7 March 2008 Retrieved on 20 August 2008.] The innings was his highest score of the season.

International career

Before representing the West Indies at senior level, Johnson was part of the West Indies under-19 team and played in seven youth One Day Internationals (ODI). he scored 30 runs at an average of 30.00 with a high score of 29* and took nine wickets at 27.44 with his slow bowling with best bowling figures of 3/24. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/97/97641/97641.html |title=Leon Johnson profile |publisher=CricketArchive Retrieved on 21 August 2008.] Johnson captained the under-19 side at the 2006 under-19 World Cup; [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/story/234737.html |title=West Indies ready and raring |author=Brian Murgatroyd |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=27 January 2006 Retrieved on 21 August 2008.] amongst his performances was an innings of 83 against South Africa to help his team secure a place in the next round of the competition. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/237993.html |title=The world at their feet |author=Andrew McGlashan |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=21 February 2006 Retrieved on 21 August 2008.] [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/story/236521.html |title=Windies waltz as South Africa stumble |author=Andrew McGlashan |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=10 February 2006 Retrieved on 21 August 2008.]

Consistent performances in the Carib Beer Series led to Johnson's selection for the tri-series involving Bermuda and Canada. He made his international debut in a One Day International match against Bermuda. Johnson scored 27 runs off 28 balls before being caught out off the spin bowling of Delyone Borden as the West Indies won by six wickets. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/365689.html |title=Sarwan seals West Indies success |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=20 August 2008 Retrieved on 21 August 2008.] Johnson scored his first ODI half century on 22 August 2008. He scored 51 off 77 balls in a 128-run stand with Xavier Marshall who in the same innings broke the record for number of sixes hit in a ODI as West Indies beat Canada by 49 runs. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/current/story/365923.html |title=Marshall breaks sixes record in West Indies win |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=22 August 2008 Retrieved on 23 August 2008.] In the final against Canada, Johnson was out to debutant Balaji Rao Dorakanti for one run from nine balls as the West Indies won by seven wickets. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/current/story/366148.html |title=Gayle century blasts West Indies to title |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=24 August 2008 Retrieved on 30 August 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62478/62478.html CricketArchive stats]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/current/player/52280.html Cricinfo player profile]