Full name David Trent Johnston
Born April 29, 1974, Wollongong, New South Wales
Current age 34 years 18 days
Major teams Ireland,New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
23
21
5
352
45*
22.00
347
101.44
0
0
16
17
11
0
First-class
16
20
4
412
71
25.75
649
63.48
0
4
5
0
List A
48
43
8
707
67
20.20
745
94.89
0
2
21
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
23
20
854
730
11
2/40
2/40
66.36
5.12
77.6
0
0
0
First-class
16
2168
1072
57
6/23
18.80
2.96
38.0
2
0
List A
48
1981
1631
41
4/13
4/13
39.78
4.93
48.3
1
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Ireland v England at Belfast, Jun 13, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI
Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 22, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
1998/99
Last First-class
United Arab Emirates v Ireland at Abu Dhabi, Mar 6-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1999/00
Last List A
Bangladesh v Ireland at Dhaka (SBNS), Mar 22, 2008 scorecard
Profile
A strapping fast bowler born in Australia, Johnston's career began at New South Wales where he played alongside the likes of Mark Taylor, Michael Slater and Brett Lee, before choosing to represent Ireland. A positive captain who leads from the front, he has little problem motivating his side - as demonstrated when Ireland bounced back from a disappointing World Cricket League in Kenya, where they finished 5th, to demolish the United Arab Emirates and qualify for the final of the Intercontinental Cup. He tore the heart out of the UAE batting line up in their second innings taking three for eight from his eight overs as Ireland recorded a morale-boosting victory by an innings and 170 runs. He led Ireland to a thrilling tie against Zimbabwe in their first match of the 2007 World Cup before beating Pakistan - Johnston hit the winning runs - to record one of the biggest upsets in history. Alan Curr April 2007
