en William Johnson (cricketer, born 1884)

William James Johnson (22 September 1884 – 14 August 1941) was a wine and spirit grocer and keen cricketer who played one first-class match for Victoria in 1924–25. He was later a selector of the Australian Test team.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Johnson's son, Ian, went on to captain the Australian Test cricket team.

Notes

^ Robinson (1996), pp. 241–247.
^ "William Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
^ "Johnson, Ian William Geddes". Legends and past players - Victorian Premier Cricket. Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

References

Robinson, Ray; Haigh, Gideon (1996). On top down under: Australia's cricket captains (revised ed.). Adelaide: Wakefield. ISBN 1-86254-387-9.

External links

William Johnson at ESPNcricinfo

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[Robinson-1] Robinson (1996), pp. 241–247.

[Daddy-2] "William Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

[PremierCricket-3] "Johnson, Ian William Geddes". Legends and past players - Victorian Premier Cricket. Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2008.

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