Leonard Joseph Johnson (18 March 1919, Ipswich, Queensland

Ipswich, Queensland

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 – 20 April 1977, Silkstone, Queensland

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) was an Australia

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n cricket

Cricket

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er who played in one Test

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 in 1948.

Cricket career

Johnson gained recognition in the Sheffield Shield competition for Australian troops at Bougainville

Bougainville Island

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, in the Solomons, at the end of World War II

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He ended his playing career with a tally of 171 wickets in 43 Shield matches for Queensland, a State record until it was overtaken by Ross Duncan

Ross Duncan

John Ross Frederick Duncan is a former Australian cricketer who played for Queensland. He was brought into the Test team for the Fifth Test at Melbourne which replaced the Victoria second tour match against the M.C.C. in the 1970-71 Ashes series...

 and Peter Allan

Peter Allan

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In international cricket he toured New Zealand with an Australian `Second XI' in 1950, but despite his talent he only managed to play for his country once; against India at Melbourne

Melbourne Cricket Ground

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 in the final Test of the 1947-48 series. He scored 25 not out and took 3 for 66 and 3 for 8. It is thought that Sam Loxton

Sam Loxton

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won preference over him in selection for the 1948 tour of England.