Robert Ian Johnston (born 1 July 1948)
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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he played 15 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1979 and 1983, including three first-class matchesFirst-class matches played by Ian Johnston at Cricket Archive
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matches.List A matches played by Ian Johnston at Cricket Archive
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Playing career

Johnston made his debut for Ireland against

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in June 1979 and made his first-class debut against

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the following month. He also played against FW Millett's XI, Scotland, the MCC, Wales and Worcestershire in 1979. He played four times in 1980, including two matches against the West Indies and his List A debut against Middlesex at

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. He played against Canada and Middlesex in 1981, and against

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and Scotland in 1983, his final games for Ireland.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, Johnston scored 361 runs at an average of 24.07, scoring two half- centuries with a top score of 72 against the MCC in June 1980. He took four wickets at an average of 45.29, with best

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bowling figures of 2/49 against Middlesex in July 1981.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnston, Ian 1948 births Living people Cricketers from Belfast Irish cricketers