David Johnston (born 17 April 1943) is a former English

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. Johnston was a right-handed batsman who was a

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bowler. He was born at

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. Watts made his

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debut for

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in 1960 against

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. From 1960 to 1980, he represented the county in 115 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1980 Championship when Berkshire played Devon. Watts' List-A debut came in the 1975 Benson and Hedges Cup for

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against

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. The following season in the same competition, he represented Minor Counties West in 3 List-A matches, with his final appearance for the team coming against

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. He also played 2 List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against

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in the

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. His second and final List-A match for the county came in the

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against Durham at

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, Durham.List-A Matches played by David Johnston
/ref> In his 6 career List-A matches, he scored 139 runs at a batting average of 23.16, with a high score of 68.

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