Domestic career
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]
International career
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]
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