Spencer Henry Johnson (born 16 December 1995) is an Australian cricketer who plays domestically for

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. A left-arm fast bowler, Johnson made his

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debut on 12 October 2017 for South Australia against Victoria. He made his First class debut on 20 February 2023 for South Australia in the

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tournament.

Domestic career

Johnson made his

debut in the

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playing for

in the 15th match against Victoria. He did not bat, but he bowled 10 overs and took one wicket for 72 runs. South Australia won the match by 11 runs. Despite being delisted by South Australia ahead of the 2020/21 season, Johnson returned to the squad for the 2020-21 Marsh One-Day Cup after impressive performances in

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. Johnson was named in the Adelaide Strikers squad ahead of the 2020-21 Big Bash League season, however did not feature in the tournament. Johnson would eventually make his BBL debut in the 2022–23 season on 11 January 2023, for the Brisbane Heat. He played ten matches in the season, including the final, and gained a reputation as a reliable death bowler. Johnson would later on win the final for the 2023-2024 Big Bash League season. In his first-class debut, Johnson picked up figures of 6/87 against Victoria, which he bettered in his next match against Queensland with 7/47. On 10 August 2023, Johnson made his debut for Oval Invincibles, a team in the English competition The Hundred. On debut, Johnson impressed with figures of 3/1 off 20 balls against Manchester Originals.

International career

In March 2023, Johnson was named in an Australia A squad to tour New Zealand in the lead up to the

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. Johnson played the first match of the tour in Lincoln, taking 4/53 in the first innings. In August of the same year, Johnson was selected in a 14-player squad for Australia's T20I series against South Africa. He made his international debut in the first match, taking 2/33 in a 111-run win. In February 2024, he was selected in Australia's squad for the T20 series against West Indies. In the second match of the series, he took 2 wickets for 39 runs.

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