Ian Johnson with the Australian cricket team in England in 1948
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An off spinner, Johnson was a member of Bradman's first-choice team, playing in four of the five Tests before being dropped for the final match. However, he was not prominent in the Tests, taking seven wickets at a bowling average of 61.00. Among the frontline bowlers who played in four or more Tests, Johnson had the worst average by a factor of almost two and took the fewest wickets. Johnson had little impact with the bat, scoring 51 runs at a batting average of 10.20, but took five catches in the slips.
Johnson had more success in the tour matches, taking 85 wickets at 18.37 in all first-class fixtures. This ranked him third among the Australians in the wicket-taking and fifth in the averages. He bowled more overs than everyone but Bill Johnston, allowing Bradman to ease the workload on pace spearheads Ray Lindwall and Keith Miller, and conserve their energy for the Tests. Johnson's most successful match with the ball was against Gloucestershire, in which he took match figures of 11/100. He was also more prolific with the bat outside the Tests, scoring 543 runs at 30.16, with a top-score of 113 not out against Somerset. He also made 80 against a Marylebone Cricket Club team that consisted almost entirely of Test players. Johnson was prominent in the field, taking 23 catches, the most by a non-wicket-keeper on tour.
Early tour
Australia traditionally fielded its first-choice team in the opening match of the tour, which was usually against Worcestershire.[1] Johnson had been a regular member of the Australian Test team since World War II, and was selected in Bradman's full-strength team.[2][3]
Worcestershire elected to bat first, and Johnson took 3/52 from 23 overs, the most bowled by any Australian, cleaning up the lower order as Australia removed the hosts for 233.[2] When Australia batted, Johnson came in at No. 10 and made an unbeaten 12 as Australia declared their innings closed at 8/462. Australia dismissed the hosts for 212 to complete victory by an innings and 17 runs. Johnson took the last three wickets to end with 3/75 from 13.3 overs; he was the most uneconomical bowler among those who sent down more than 18 deliveries.[2]
Johnson played a major role in the next match against
The Australians proceeded to play Yorkshire, on a damp pitch conducive to slower bowling.[6][4][7] Johnson was rested as Australia came closest to losing a match for the whole tour. Australia were 6/31 in pursuit of 60 for victory, before scraping home by four wickets.[6][4][8]
Johnson returned in the next match against
Johnson was rested for the next match against Cambridge University,[6][4] which Australia won by an innings.[10] In the following match against Essex,[4] Johnson returned as Australia won the toss and batted first and went on to score 721, a world record for the most number of first-class runs in one day's play. He came in at 6/664 and was unable to join in the high scoring, making only nine as the lower order folded quickly, none of the four bowlers reaching double figures.[11][12] Australia subsequently proceeded to victory by an innings and 451 runs, their biggest winning margin for the tour.[6][4] Johnson was not required to bowl in the first innings as the pacemen dismissed the hosts for 83 in 36.5 overs. In the second innings, Johnson was given an opportunity and took four of the first six wickets to fall, reducing Essex to 6/46. The home side added 131 for the next wicket before Johnson removed their captain and top-scorer Tom Pearce for 71; he added another wicket as Essex were out for 187. Johnson finished with 6/37 from 21 overs.[11] Johnson was rested for the next match against Oxford University, which resulted in another innings victory.[6][4][13]
The eighth match of the season was against the
The MCC match was followed by Australia's first non-victory of the tour, which against Lancashire.[6][4] Johnson had little to do in the match. After the first day was washed out, he was promoted to No. 4 and made only five in the first innings. He took 0/16 from eight overs in the first innings and neither batted nor bowled in the second innings as the match ended in a draw.[6][4][24]
In the following match against
First Test
Although his four matches since the MCC fixture had yielded only six wickets at 34.16, Johnson was selected in the team for the First Test at
English captain Norman Yardley won the toss and elected to bat.[14] Pundits believed the pitch would be ideal for batting after giving some assistance to the fast bowlers in the first hour.[34] Australia's pacemen reduced England to 8/74 before finishing them off for 165. Johnson was only given five overs and took 0/19 as the pacemen efficiently cut down the English batsmen in 79 overs.[14]
During the innings, Bill Edrich was on four when he edged Ray Lindwall to Johnson at first slip. Johnson got both hands to the ball above his head, but dropped it. However, the dropped catch was not costly, as Edrich was dismissed for 18.[14][35][36]
On the third day, Australia reached 5/305 when Johnson came in to bat. He made 21 with three
England began their second innings on the third afternoon. Late in the day, after scoring 13 in 43 minutes, Edrich was caught behind by Don Tallon after attempting a cut shot from Johnson's bowling. Edrich did not read the arm ball, which went straight on and took the outside edge, leaving England at 2/39.[14][35][38] Denis Compton came in and he ran down the pitch before the first ball was bowled; he had to quickly block the ball on the run. He then survived a confident lbw appeal from the bowling of Johnson when he was on eight. Compton appeared resigned to his fate and ready to walk, but umpire Frank Chester declined the appeal.[38] During this passage of play, Johnson extracted a substantial amount of spin from the surface.[39] England closed the day at 2/121.[14]
The light was again poor on the fourth day, but England did not appeal against it. Yardley wanted to bat now in poor visibility to erase the deficit and build a lead, to force Australia to chase a target on an erratic surface if a shower came later and turned the pitch into a sticky wicket.[40] Bradman thought that rain might come, so he utilised Toshack and Johnson to bowl defensive leg theory so England would not be in the lead should a sticky wicket arise.[40] As the umpires were obliged to not call off play unless the light was so poor as to endanger the batsman, the lack of pace of Johnson and Toshack forced play to continue as they posed no physical threat to the batsmen.[41]
In his first over at the start of the day, Johnson extracted sharp turn from one delivery that pitched outside off stump; not expecting much spin, Compton did not play a shot and was hit on the pads, but the umpire rejected the loud appeal for lbw.[42] Otherwise, Len Hutton and Compton progressed steadily,[43] although Johnson and Toshack were able to make the ball deviate regularly.[42]
Soon after reaching his century during the afternoon, Compton edged to the slips from the bowling of Miller, but Johnson spilled the catch.[44] Compton went on to make 184 and England were eventually out for 441 on the final day. Johnson sent down 42 overs for a return of 1/66. He had the best economy rate of 1.57 runs per over, ahead of Toshack's 1.81; Bradman used both in a defensive manner. This left Australia a target of 98, which they reached with eight wickets to spare.[14][35][45]
Between Tests, Johnson played in the match against Northamptonshire, which started the day after the First Test. He took three middle-order wickets and ended with 3/13 from 13 overs, the most economical figures among the Australians in the first innings, as the hosts were out for 119. He made only four in the bat and took 1/46 in the second innings as Australia cruised to an innings victory.[6][4][46] After playing in seven consecutive matches comprising 21 days of cricket between 22 May and 18 June,[6][4] Johnson was rested for the second match between Tests, which was a draw against Yorkshire.[6][4][47]
Second Test
Australia opted to field an unchanged team for the Second Test at
After lunch, Hutton rocked onto the front foot, played outside a Johnson
The weather was fine as Australia started their second innings just after noon on the third day.
Further showers forced a rain break immediately after England started their runchase and breathed extra life into the pitch.[54] When the players returned, Lindwall and Johnston extracted steep bounce with the new ball, troubling the English batsmen.[48]
Hutton and Washbrook took the score to 42—England's highest opening partnership of the series—before the former edged Lindwall to Johnson in the slips and was out for 13.
The next match was against Surrey and started the day after the Test. Johnson was rested as Australia completed a ten-wicket win.[6][4][56]
Johnson returned for the following match against Gloucestershire before the Third Test.[6][4] Australia batted first and reached 7/774 declared, its highest score of the tour,[4] which underpinned a victory by an innings and 363 runs. Johnson made 27, after coming in at 6/669 and playing a supporting role in a 105-run partnership with Sam Loxton, who made 159 not out. Acting captain Hassett declared without further addition to the score after Johnson fell at 7/774.[57] Johnson played a leading role with the ball, taking his only ten-wicket match haul for the tour.[6] After the hosts' openers had put on 74, Johnson removed both in quick succession to leave Gloucestershire at 2/79. He later took the last three wickets as Gloucestershire collapsed from 6/257 to be all out for 269. Johnson had totalled 6/68 from 31.4 overs. Hassett elected to enforce the follow on and the home side reached 2/72 before Johnson took five of the last eight wickets to help end the innings for 132. Johnson ended with 5/32 from 17.1 overs for a match total of 11/100.[4][57] Johnson took his 50th wicket for the tour during the fixture and was on 57 by the end of the game, the 18th of 31 first-class matches on the tour.[6][4][57]
Third Test
The teams reassembled at
Yardley won the toss and elected to bat. England consolidated their innings after falling to 2/28.[16] The hosts were content to score slowly and regroup, and Johnson's first ten overs before lunch yielded only seven runs.[58] However, when Johnson was bowling his second spell after lunch, Jack Crapp hit three driven boundaries in quick succession. Crapp was eager to use his feet to get to the pitch of Johnson's deliveries, and subsequently dealt with the spin fairly comfortably, whereas many of his compatriots stood in their crease and found matters much more difficult.[59] Crapp's counter-attack prompted Bradman to take the second new ball and remove Johnson with the score at 2/96.[60][61] England then lost three quick wickets to the pacemen to be 5/119.[60][61] Soon after, Yardley lofted Ernie Toshack—who was bowling leg theory—into the on-side and Johnson caught him for 22 at forward square leg to leave England at 6/141.[16][62][63] Soon after, Compton, the last of the specialist batsmen, nearly departed when he leaned forward to a leg-side delivery from Johnson. He overbalanced and stumbled forwards, and Tallon removed the bails.[64] There were no television replays to assist the umpires in those days, and although the attempted stumping appeared close to the naked eye, the benefit of the doubt was given to the batsman and the appeal rejected.[64]
On the second morning, English
England came out for their second innings, and with Bradman predominantly reliant on his seamers, Johnson bowled only seven overs on the third afternoon as the hosts closed at 3/174 from 69 overs.[16] Late in the day, Johnson dropped Washbrook in the slips cordon from the bowling of Toshack when the batsman was on 80.[60][67] Washbrook reached stumps unbeaten on 85,[16] and Johnson's miss only cost five runs, as the fourth day was washed out and England declared without further batting after rain delayed the start on the final day.[60] Johnson ended with 0/16 from seven overs.[16]
Play began after the tea break, and Australia needed to score 317 in the last session if they wanted victory. The pitch played very slowly due to the excess moisture, which meant the ball slowed significantly upon hitting the ground surface. As Australia were not looking to chase the runs, there was no need for run-saving fieldsmen, so Yardley often had seven men in close catching positions.[68] In the first half-hour, Australia showed little attacking intent and scored only six runs. Jack Young replaced Pollard and Johnson immediately swept him for four, before edging the next ball to Crapp and falling for six to leave Australia at 1/10.[16][68] Australia batted for another two hours without further loss, to reach 1/92 from 61 overs before the match was finally ended after a series of periodic rain interruptions.[68] Johnson had an unhappy game, scoring only seven runs in two innings, dropping a catch and taking match figures of 0/93.[16][67]
After the Test, Johnson was rested for Australia's victory over Middlesex by ten wickets; it was their only county match between Tests.[6][4]
Fourth Test
The teams headed to Headingley for the Fourth Test with Barnes still unfit. Australia made two changes for the Test.[16][17] Middle-order batsman Neil Harvey came in for Barnes,[69] while Ron Saggers replaced Don Tallon—who had a finger injury—behind the stumps. Brown was not recalled to open with Morris; instead, Hassett was promoted from the middle-order to open with Morris, while the teenaged Harvey came into the middle-order. Australia thus jettisoned the experiment of opening the batting with Johnson, who had managed only one and six in the previous Test.[16][17]
England won the toss and elected to bat on an ideal batting pitch[17][70] that was predicted to be unhelpful for fast bowling.[71] Thirty minutes before tea, England brought up their 150 without loss, and continued unhindered after two brief interruptions due to rain. Up to this point, the Australian bowling had been loose and inaccurate.[72] Bradman brought on Johnson, who had delivered only three overs so far, the rest of the proceedings having been through fast bowlers.[73] Seeking to stem the flow of runs, Bradman gave Johnson a ring field with no slip. Johnson bowled two consecutive maidens, but Washbrook was scoring freely at the other end, so Bradman called for the new ball and brought back the fast bowlers.[72] Johnson was still wicketless when England closed the day at 2/268.[17] Former Australian Test batsman Jack Fingleton accused Australia of going "progressively downhill" and regarded their performance as their worst day of bowling since World War II, citing the proliferation of full tosses.[71]
The next morning, England progressed strongly.
On the third afternoon, Johnson came to the crease at 5/294 in Australia's first innings when Harvey departed for 112, but he made only 10 before falling at 6/329. Lindwall replaced him and made 77 as Australia's tail pushed the score to 458 on the fourth morning, reducing the deficit to 38.[17] In the second innings, the English batsmen continued to attack Johnson.[77] Given Johnson's lack of economy in the first innings, Bradman declined to use him for the entirety of the first session of the fourth day.[78] When Johnson was introduced after lunch, he was targeted,[78] and Washbrook and Hutton both lofted him for sixes in quick succession, prompting Bradman to remove him from the attack.[77] When Johnson returned, Hutton again hit him in the air, but this time Bradman took a running catch to dismiss the batsman for 57, leaving England at 2/129.[17][79] Edrich and Compton came in and were initially pinned down, but after 45 minutes, Compton charged Johnson and heaved a delivery to the leg side for a boundary.[79] Bradman promptly took the new ball as England reached 2/209 at tea. After the break, England continued to target Johnson. Edrich hit Johnson for three consecutive fours before lofting a fourth into the crowd for six.[62] Compton took risks against Johnson, successfully cutting against the spin several times,[80] and Bradman was forced to use a well-spread field to cut down the fast scoring off Johnson.[81] England reached 2/232 before collapsing to be 8/362 at the end of the day, but Johnson was not responsible for any of these wickets.[17]
England batted on for five minutes on the final morning, adding three runs in two overs before Yardley declared at 8/365.[17][70] Johnson ended with 1/85 from 21 overs and was the most uneconomical of the Australian bowlers, conceding runs at a rate of 4.04 per over while the others averaged 3.26.[17] Batting into the final day allowed Yardley the right to ask the groundsman to use a heavy roller, which would help to break up the wicket, make it more likely to spin and therefore more difficult for Australia to bat on.[70]
This left Australia a target of 404 runs for victory. At the time, this would have been the highest ever run-chase to result in a Test victory for the batting side. Australia had only 345 minutes to reach the target, but they scored the runs with 15 minutes to spare and seven wickets in hand, sealing the series 3–0.[17][70][82]
After bowling 54 overs at Headingley,[17] Johnson was rested as Australia defeated Derbyshire by an innings in a match that started the day after the Fourth Test.[6][4][83] He bowled the most overs upon his return in the following match against Glamorgan, a rain-affected draw that did not reach the second innings.[4] Johnson sent down 28.4 overs and took 3/58 as the hosts were bowled out for 197; Australia reached 3/215 when the weather ended the match.[6][4][84]
Johnson was the most economical Australian in the first innings of the game against Warwickshire. He took 3/29 from 22.3 overs as the hosts fell for 138, before making an unbeaten 13 at No. 9 as Australia struggled to 254 in reply. He was given a solitary maiden over in the second innings before Australia won by nine wickets.[6][4][85] Australia then faced and drew with Lancashire for the second time on the tour. Johnson came to the crease at 6/202 after Bradman's men had suffered a middle-order collapse of 3/8. He made 48 as the Australian lower order wagged to push the score to 321. Johnson was given a light bowling load in the first innings, sending down only five overs, but he removed three of the last four wickets to end with 3/5 as the hosts fell for 130. He did not bat in the second innings and took 1/30 as the home side managed to hang on with seven wickets down.[6][4][86] In the non-first-class match against Durham, a rain-affected draw that did not reach the second innings, Johnson came in at 7/212 and made 44 to help Australia recover to 282 and took 1/2 from three overs as the hosts reached 5/73 when rain ended the match after the first day.[6][4][87]
Fifth Test
Australia travelled to The Oval for the Fifth Test. After taking only seven wickets at 61.00 in the four Tests,[6] and being severely attacked in the previous match at Headingley,[88] Johnson was dropped in favour of leg spinner Doug Ring.[17][18][89] Yardley won the toss and elected to bat on a rain-affected pitch.[89][90] England were dismissed for 52 in 42.1 overs on the first afternoon with Ring not required to bowl, as the pacemen made light work of the hosts.[18][89] Ring was economical in the second innings, taking 1/44 from 28 overs as Australia sealed the series 4–0 with another innings victory.[18]
Later tour matches
Seven matches remained on Bradman's quest to go through a tour of England without defeat.
Australia's biggest challenge in the post-Test tour matches was against the Leveson-Gower's XI. During the last Australian tour in 1938, this team was effectively a full-strength England outfit, but this time Bradman insisted only six current Test players be allowed to play for the hosts.[96][97] After his opponents complied with the demand, Bradman fielded a full-strength team,[96] the only difference from the Fifth Test team being Johnson's return at the expense of Ring. The bowlers skittled the hosts for 177 and Johnson took 3/45, his victims being Donnelly, Yardley and former Test batsman Laurie Fishlock. Johnson also caught Brown and Laker from the bowling of Lindwall.[98] Johnson made 38 as Australia declared at 8/469 in reply. The hosts were 2/75 in their second innings when the match ended in a draw after multiple rain delays. Johnson took both wickets,—the batsman being Hutton and Fishlock—ending with 2/12.[6][18][98]
The tour ended with two non-first-class matches against Scotland. Johnson made a duck in Australia's first innings of 236 in the first match. He then bowled a total of 17 overs and took 3/26 as Australia won by an innings. In the second match, Johnson took 3/26 from 20.2 overs in the first innings as Scotland made 178. He was promoted to No. 5 and came in at 3/96 to hit 95 as Australia reached 6/407 declared. In the second innings, Johnson was unable to add a wicket in his final opportunity for the tour, taking 0/6 from three overs. However, when it became clear Australia was in an unassailable position, Bradman allowed wicket-keeper Don Tallon to bowl, and he took 2/15. In the meantime, Johnson deputised with the gloves and he completed a stumping from the leg spin of Ring as Australia finished the tour with another innings victory.[6][4][99][100]
Role
An off spinner, Johnson was a member of Bradman's first-choice team, playing in four of the five Tests before being dropped for the final rubber.[14][15][16][17][18] He also played in the matches against Worcestershire, the MCC and Leveson-Gower's XI, where Australia selected their strongest possible team.[2][19][98] However, Johnson was not prominent in the Test success, taking seven wickets at 61.00, his best result being 3/72 in the first innings of the Second Test.[15][101] Among the five frontline bowlers used in four or more Tests, Lindwall, Miller, Toshack, Johnston and Johnson, the last had the worst average by a factor of almost two; Toshack averaged 33.09 and the others less than 23.50. Lindwall and Johnston took 27 wickets each, while Miller and Toshack took 13 and 11 respectively. Johnson's economy rate was the second worst of the quintet and his strike rate of 156.86 was more than twice as bad as the others, with the exception of Toshack (94.46).[101] Johnson also had little impact with the bat, scoring 51 runs at 10.20, but he did take five catches in the slips.[36][101]
Johnson had more success in the tour matches, taking 85 wickets at 18.37 in all first-class matches. This placed him third in the wicket-taking and fifth in the averages among the Australians.[102] In the first-class matches excluding the Tests, Johnson was the leading wicket-taker.[101][102] He bowled more overs than anyone but Johnston, allowing Bradman to ease the workload on his pace spearheads Lindwall and Miller, allowing them to conserve energy ahead of the Tests.[102] Johnson's most successful game with the ball was against Gloucestershire, which yielded match figures of 11/100.[57] Like his bowling, Johnson's batting was also more successful outside of the Tests, scoring 543 runs at 30.16 in 22 innings, with a top-score of 113 not out against Somerset and an 80 against a MCC team that consisted almost entirely of Test players.[19][102] Johnson usually batted at No. 7 or No. 8, although he was notably used as a makeshift opener in the Third Test and scored an aggressive 74 at No. 3 in the run-chase against Hampshire.N-[1] Johnson was prominent in the field, taking 23 catches, the most by a non-wicket-keeper on tour. He usually fielded in the slips.[102]
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack noted that while Johnson had started the tour well, he was not as effective in English conditions as on his home pitches in Australia.[103]
[Johnson] was not so troublesome to batsmen in Tests as when at home, principally because of the difference in pace of the pitches and his inability to bowl round the wicket, an almost essential part in the make-up of an off-spinner in England. False expectation against Johnson in Australia usually cost a batsman his wicket, but on slower English pitches there was time to change a stroke and still keep the ball out of the stumps, even though beaten by flight.
— Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1949[103]
Notes
Statistical note
n-[1] a This statement can be verified by consulting all of the scorecards for the matches, as listed here.[2][5][8][9][11][14][15][16][17][18][19][24][27][30][46][47][56][57][83][84][85][86][87][91][92][94][95][98][99][100][104][105][106][107]
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- ^ Fingleton, p. 73.
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- ^ a b O'Reilly, p. 48.
- ^ Fingleton, p. 99.
- ^ Fingleton, p. 102.
- ^ Fingleton, p. 105.
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- ^ Fingleton, p. 112.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 121.
- ^ O'Reilly, p. 78.
- ^ a b "Surrey v Australians". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
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- ^ Arlott, p. 82.
- ^ O’Reilly, pp. 90–91.
- ^ a b c d e f "Third Test Match England v Australia". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Wisden. 1949. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 132.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 171.
- ^ O'Reilly, p. 92.
- ^ a b O'Reilly, p. 93.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 136.
- ^ a b O'Reilly, p. 97.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 144.
- ^ a b c Fingleton, p. 146.
- ^ Perry (2002), p. 101.
- ^ a b c d "Fourth Test Match England v Australia". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Wisden. 1949. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 154.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 152.
- ^ Fingleton, p. 153.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 157.
- ^ a b O’Reilly, p. 119.
- ^ Cashman et al., pp. 299–300.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 169.
- ^ a b O’Reilly, p. 133.
- ^ a b Fingleton, p. 170.
- ^ Arlott, p. 113.
- ^ Arlott, p. 114.
- ^ Perry (2001), pp. 84–89.
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- ^ a b c "Fifth Test Match England v Australia". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Wisden. 1949. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
- ^ Fingleton, p. 183.
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- ^ a b c "Gentlemen v Australians". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
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- ^ a b c "Somerset v Australians". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ a b "South of England v Australians". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ a b Perry (2005), pp. 253–254.
- ^ Fingleton, pp. 207–209.
- ^ a b c d "H.D.G. Leveson-Gower's XI v Australians". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
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