Robert J Johnston (1849 – 17 December 1897) was a Scottish-born New Zealand

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er who played for

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during the 1872–73 and 1873–74 seasons. Johnston was born in Scotland in 1849. He made two first-class appearances for Otago, both against

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. His debut came in February 1873 at

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in the only match played in New Zealand during the 1872–73 season that is deemed to have first-class status. He recorded a

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ins first innings before scoring six in his second; the following season he scored a single run in the only innings in which he batted.Robert Johnston
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-11-05. Johnston died in 1897, drowning in the Earnscleugh River.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 74. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2023-06-05.)

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