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| Full name | Spencer Henry Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 December 1995 Adelaide, South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 243) | 24 September 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 February 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut(cap 105) | 30 August 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 18 November 2024 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017/18–present | South Australia (squad no. 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022/23–present | Brisbane Heat (squad no. 45) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Oval Invincibles (squad no. 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans (squad no. 42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Surrey (squad no. 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Spencer Henry Johnson (born 16 December 1995) is an Australian international cricketer who represents the Australia national cricket team in ODI and T20I cricket. A left-arm fast bowler,Johnson plays for South Australia in domestic cricket.
Johnson made his List A debut in the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup playing for South Australia in the 15th match against Victoria on 12 October 2017. [1] He did not bat,but he bowled 10 overs and took one wicket for 72 runs. South Australia won the match by 11 runs. [1] Despite being delisted by South Australia ahead of the 2020/21 season,Johnson returned to the squad for the 2020-21 Marsh One-Day Cup after impressive performances in South Australian Premier Cricket. [2]
Johnson was named in the Adelaide Strikers squad ahead of the 2020-21 Big Bash League season,however did not feature in the tournament. [3] Johnson would eventually make his BBL debut in the 2022–23 season on 11 January 2023,for the Brisbane Heat. [4] He played ten matches in the season,including the final,and gained a reputation as a reliable death bowler. [5] Johnson would later on win the final for the 2023–24 Big Bash League season.
In his first-class debut on 20 February 2023, [6] Johnson picked up figures of 6/87 against Victoria,which he bettered in his next match against Queensland with 7/47. [7]
On 10 August 2023,Johnson made his debut for Oval Invincibles,a team in the English competition The Hundred. On debut,Johnson impressed with figures of 3/1 off 20 balls against Manchester Originals. [8]
In March 2023,Johnson was named in an Australia A squad to tour New Zealand in the lead up to the 2023 Ashes series. [9] Johnson played the first match of the tour in Lincoln,taking 4/53 in the first innings. [10]
A dual citizen of Australia and Italy,Johnson was expected to debut for the Italian cricket team in July 2023 ahead of the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier. [11] [12] However,in August of the same year,Johnson was selected in a 14-player squad for Australia's T20I series against South Africa. [13] [14] He made his international debut in the first match,taking 2/33 in a 111-run win. [15]
In February 2024,he was selected in Australia's squad for the T20 series against West Indies. [16] In the second match of the series,he took 2 wickets for 39 runs. [17] On 16 November 2024,Johnson took his maiden international five-wicket haul in a T20I against Pakistan,taking figures of 5/26 in four overs. [18]