Mitchell Johnson (Australia)
| Full Name: | Mitchell Johnson |
| Date of birth: | 02 / 11 / 1981 |
| Country: | Australia |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Batting style: | Left-hand |
| Bowling style: | Left arm fast medium |
Latest News
- 13/12/10 - Ponting: Mitch will come good at the WACA
- 13/12/10 - Beer: Hopefully I'll be ready
- 02/12/10 - Strauss: Dumping Johnson is a big call
- 02/12/10 - Australia axe Johnson
- 01/12/10 - Jaded Johnson brings contrasting opinions
- 30/11/10 - Nielsen gets behind struggling Johnson
Career summary
- Test debut v Sri Lanka at Brisbane - November 2007
- ODI debut v New Zealand at Christchurch - December 2005
- Discovered at a bowling academy in Brisbane, where Australian great Dennis Lillee described Johnson as a "once-in-a-lifetime prospect".
- Served as 12th man throughout the 2006-07 Ashes series and was made to wait for his Test debut.
- Australia's top wicket-taker during their four-Test tour of India in 2008.
- Continued his rise with 33 wickets in six Tests against South Africa, as well as scoring two half-centuries and a maiden Test hundred.
- Endured a disappointing Ashes series in 2009 with rumours over his personal life in the news, but bounced back to have a good summer in 2209/10.
April 2010
Test Matches
| Career Span: | 2007-2011 |
| Matches: | 47 |
| Innings: | 69 |
| Not Outs: | 10 |
| Runs: | 1287 |
| Highest Score: | 123 |
| Average: | 21.81 |
| 50s: | 6 |
| 100s: | 1 |
| Ducks: | 14 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 39 |
| Stumped Out: | 0 |
| Innings Bowled: | 89 |
| Overs: | 1775.8 |
| Maidens: | 320 |
| Runs Conceded: | 5953 |
| Wickets: | 190 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 7 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 31.33 |
| Economy Rate: | 3.35 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 8/61 |
ODI Matches
| Career Span: | 2006-2011 |
| Matches: | 108 |
| Innings: | 60 |
| Not Outs: | 21 |
| Runs: | 700 |
| Highest Score: | 73 |
| Average: | 17.95 |
| 50s: | 2 |
| 100s: | 0 |
| Ducks: | 4 |
| Pairs: | 0 |
| Caught Out: | 20 |
| Stumped Out: | 1 |
| Innings Bowled: | 106 |
| Overs: | 877.6 |
| Maidens: | 51 |
| Runs Conceded: | 4260 |
| Wickets: | 170 |
| 5 Wicket Innings: | 3 |
| 10 Wicket Innings: | 0 |
| Average: | 25.06 |
| Economy Rate: | 4.85 |
| Best bowling in Innings: | 6/31 |
