Leonard Joseph Johnson (18 March 1919 – 20 April 1977) was an Australian

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er who played in one Test match in 1948.

Cricket career

Johnson gained recognition representing Queensland in the "Sheffield Shield" competition for Australian troops at Bougainville, in the Solomons, at the end of

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. He played for

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from 1946–47 to 1952–53. He toured New Zealand with an Australian second XI in 1950, but despite his talent he only played one Test: against

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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. Earlier in the season he had taken seven wickets in Queensland's victory over the Indian team. It is thought that

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won preference over him in selection for the 1948 tour of England. He achieved his best bowling figures of 7 for 43 twice: against

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in 1949–50, and against

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in 1951–52. 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

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and Peter Allan.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Len 1919 births 1977 deaths Australia Test cricketers Queensland cricketers Cricketers from Ipswich, Queensland