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 Ken ...

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. Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent. It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park, east of Penge, south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham, and west ...

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 of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adju ...

debut in 1965 and won his

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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, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...

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 national cricket team, England, Scotland national cricket team, Scotland, Kent County Cricket Club, Kent and Essex County Cricket Club, Es ...

. A graduate of the

London School of Economics The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded ...

, 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

, 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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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Graham 1946 births Living people Alumni of the London School of Economics Cricketers from the London Borough of Bromley People 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 20th-century English sportsmen