Graham William Johnson (born 8 November 1946) is a former English cricketer and business executive. He played for
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ke ...
between 1965 and 1985 and was later the chairman of the club's Cricket Committee. He was born in
Beckenham
Beckenham () is a town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London. Until 1965 it was part of the historic county of Kent. It is located south-east of Charing Cross, situated north of Elmers End and E ...
in 1946.
Johnson made his
first-class cricket
First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officiall ...
debut in 1965 and won his
county cap
In sport, a cap is a player's appearance in a game at international level. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of rugby football and association football. In the ea ...
in 1970.
[Graham Johnson]
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-02-23. He was a versatile batsman and off-spin bowler who featured in a strong Kent team which won four
County Championship
The County Championship (referred to as the LV= Insurance County Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales and is organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). It bec ...
s and a number of limited overs trophies during his time with the club. He was vice-captain of the Kent side under
Mike Denness
Michael Henry Denness (1 December 1940 – 19 April 2013) was a Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Kent and Essex.
Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play ...
.
A graduate of the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
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, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 millio ...
, Johnson had a successful business career with Barclays Bank, Save and Prosper, Flemings, Egg and Prudential. He has been a director of TAL Talent Ltd, a specialist search, recruitment, assessment and people development company.
[Kent County Cricket Club announce 2014 President]
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ke ...
, 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
Johnson has also been active with the Lord's Taverners both on its Cricket Committee and as a player. He succeeded Denness as Chairman of the Kent Cricket Committee in 2004 and served as Kent President in 2014.
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1946 births
Living people
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Cricketers from Beckenham
D. H. Robins' XI cricketers
English cricketers
Gauteng cricketers
Kent cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
Presidents of Kent County Cricket Club
T. N. Pearce's XI cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club Touring Team cricketers