Richard Johnson (Warwickshire cricketer)
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Richard Matthew Johnson is an English
cricket
er currently playing for Warwickshire
. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
Johnson was educated at Solihull School
, an historic school in the West Midlands.
Johnson made his cricketing debut for ECB Schools against an India Under-19 team, before making his Minor Counties Championship debut for Herefordshire in the same year. During 2007, and the beginning of 2008, Johnson has been a part of the Warwickshire
Second XI side, and in May 2008, he made his debut in List A cricket in the FP Trophy.
Johnson made his first-class debut against Cambridge UCCE later that month.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er currently playing for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper.
Johnson was educated at Solihull School
Solihull School
Solihull School is a British Independent school situated near the centre of Solihull, West Midlands, England.2010 saw Solihull School celebrate its 450th anniversary since its foundation in 1560....
, an historic school in the West Midlands.
Johnson made his cricketing debut for ECB Schools against an India Under-19 team, before making his Minor Counties Championship debut for Herefordshire in the same year. During 2007, and the beginning of 2008, Johnson has been a part of the Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
Second XI side, and in May 2008, he made his debut in List A cricket in the FP Trophy.
Johnson made his first-class debut against Cambridge UCCE later that month.
External links
- Richard Johnson at Cricket Archive