Mark Johnson (cricketer, born 1963)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mark Johnson
Personal information
Full name
Mark Rickland Johnson
Born (1963-10-28) 28 October 1963 (age 60)
Jamaica
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 5)10 September 2004 v New Zealand
Last ODI13 September 2004 v Australia
ODI shirt no.12
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 2 2 16
Runs scored 20 106 212
Batting average 10.00 26.50 13.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 20 46 67
Catches/stumpings 1/0 6/0 14/5
Source: CricketArchive, 14 October 2008

Mark Rickland Johnson (born 28 October 1963) is a Jamaican born American former cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper,[2] he played for the United States national cricket team between 2000 and 2005[3] and played two One Day Internationals (ODIs) in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[4]

Biography[edit]

Born in Jamaica in 1963,[2] Mark Johnson first played for the US in 2000[3] when he played against a combined Minor Counties team on a tour of England.[5] He made his List A debut later in the year against Jamaica and played four matches in total in that year's Red Stripe Bowl.[6] The following year he played in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Ontario.[7]

He next played for the US in 2004, when he played in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates.[6] He also made his first-class debut in the same year, playing in the ICC Intercontinental Cup against Canada and Bermuda.[8] In between the two Intercontinental Cup matches he played in the Americas Championship in Bermuda.[5] Later in the year he played his only two ODIs, against New Zealand and Australia in the ICC Champions Trophy.[4]

He last played for the US in the 2005 ICC Trophy[3] in Ireland. After playing warm-up matches against the Northern Cricket Union President's XI and Namibia[5] he played five matches in the tournament proper against the UAE, Denmark, Uganda, Bermuda and Papua New Guinea.[7] Those five matches also represent the end of his List A career.[6]

References[edit]