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Full name | Ruth Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 February 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ellie Johnston (cousin) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21–present | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22–present | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,16 October 2021 |
Ruth Johnston (born 28 February 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and Hobart Hurricanes in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). [1] [2] An all-rounder,she bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium pace. [3] Johnston was called up to the Queensland squad during the 2020–21 WNCL,and while she did not play she was signed on a full contract ahead of the following season. [4] [5] She was signed by Hobart Hurricanes for the 2021–22 WBBL and made her debut in the side's opening game,a 6-wicket loss to Melbourne Renegades in which she scored 20 runs opening the batting. [6] [7] She is the cousin of her Queensland teammate Ellie Johnston. [8]
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