Matthew James Johnston (born 15 October 1985) is an Australian former professional

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. Johnston played

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for Willetton, and won the Olly Cooley Medal for best player in the

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competition in 2010 and 2011.Dumped Warrior Matt Johnston joins Tasmania
– PerthNow. Written by Jordan McArdle. Published 20 June 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2011. He played one first-class, 17

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cricket matches for Western Australia between 2007 and 2011, before being dropped at the end of the 2010–11 season. He went on to be signed by Tasmania in June 2011, and by the

in the

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in July 2011. Johnston played two matches for

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in 2005 as their overseas player, taking 3 wickets at an average of 12.67 and making 41 runs in his only innings.Central Lancashire League matches played by Matt Johnston
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

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