Talk:Ian Johnson (cricketer)

Johnson and the Invincibles

Johnson began well enough with 29 wickets in four matches, but he experienced a lean time until towards the end of the summer and he was not so troublesome to batsmen in Tests as when at home, principally because of the difference in pace of the pitches and his inability to bowl round the wicket, an almost essential part in the make-up of an off-spinner in England. False expectation against Johnson in Australia usually cost a batsman his wicket, but on slower English pitches there was time to change a stroke and still keep the ball out of the stumps, even though beaten by flight.

— Wisden

-- Mattinbgn\^talk 12:54, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

Analysis of mentions in individual Tests

• 1945-46 vs NZ
  • First Test - mentioned - actual Test debut
• 1946-47 vs Eng
  • First Test - mentioned - what Johnson thought was his Test debut
  • Second Test - mentioned - first Test wicket
  • Third Test - mentioned - first Test at home ground, made a pair
  • Fourth Test - mentioned - made a half century
  • Fifth Test - mentioned - dropped
• 1947-48 vs India
  • Only one Test mentioned - Third Test - best performance for series
• 1948 vs England
  • First Test - mentioned - perhaps gratuitous - didn't do a lot
  • Second Test - mentioned - his best performance
  • Third Test - mentioned - brief mention, perhaps can be removed
  • Fourth Test - mentioned - only that he was dropped, could perhaps mention something else interesting
• 1949-50 vs South Africa
  • First Test - mentioned - Johnson did well
  • Second Test - not mentioned
  • Third Test - mentioned - five for
  • Fourth Test - not mentioned
  • Fifth Test - not mentioned
• 1950-51 vs England
  • Only one Test mentioned - Third Test - half century
• 1951-52 vs West Indies
  • No Test mentioned - very mediocre series
• 1952-53 vs South Africa
  • First Test - mentioned - barracked by Gabba crowd.
  • Did not play in the remaining Tests
• 1954-55 vs England
  • First Test - mentioned - first Test as captain
  • Second Test - mentioned - injured
  • Third Test - mentioned - watering the wicket incident
  • Fourth Test - mentioned - perhaps gratutious
  • Fifth Test - mentioned - perhaps gratutious
• 1954-55 vs West Indies
  • First Test - mentioned - only in so far that he was injured
  • Second Test - mentioned - half-century
  • Third Test - mentioned - Johnson makes a still existing record
  • Fourth Test - mentioned - dispute with Miller
  • Fifth Test - mentioned - perhaps gratutious
• 1956 vs England
  • First Test - mentioned - Johnson did little, but given every other Test is mentioned perhaps needed.
  • Second Test - mentioned - Australia won and took a series lead
  • Third Test - mentioned - Laker and Lock preview
  • Fourth Test - mentioned - Laker's match
  • Fifth Test - mentioned - briefly, for completeness
• 1956-57 vs Pakistan
  • Only Test - mentioned - only Test
• 1956-57 vs India
  • First Test - mentioned - highest scorer
  • Second Test - mentioned - injured
  • Third Test - mentioned - his last Test

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