Alec Johnson

Alec Johnson (born 30 March 1944) was a former English cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler. Born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, he made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Surrey in 1963 and appeared in 25 matches for the county until 1966, taking 49 wickets at an average of 32.28 with best figures of 4/13. With the bat, he scored 273 runs at a batting average of 8.80, with a highest score of 45. He also played in List A cricket for Nottinghamshire, debuting against Wiltshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup and appearing in two more matches until 1966, taking 9 wickets at an average of 12.33. Johnson left Nottinghamshire after the 1967 season and joined Northumberland, where he made his debut in the 1970 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. He played for Northumberland until 1977, making a total of 52 Minor Counties Championship appearances and two additional List A matches in the 1977 Gillette Cup. In his three List A appearances for Northumberland, he took 3 wickets at an average of 20.25 with best figures of 2/35. During his second spell with Northumberland, Johnson made his final first-class appearance against the touring Pakistanis in 1977. He was dismissed for 4 runs by Asif Masood and later for 12 runs by Wasim Raja in the two innings. With the ball, he conceded a total of 135 runs across both innings without taking any wickets. Johnson's cricket career spanned several years, with notable contributions to Nottinghamshire and ...