William Johnston (cricketer)
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 August 1867 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 14 September 1947 (aged 80) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand |
| Role | Batsman |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1889/90–1902/03 | Otago |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016 | |
William Johnston (24 August 1867 – 14 September 1947) was a Scottish-born New Zealand cricketer. He played 20 first-class matches for Otago between the 1889–90 season and 1902–03.[1][2]
Johnston was born at Edinburgh in Scotland in 1867. After migrating to New Zealand he worked as a caretaker.[3] He made his representative debut for Otago in a December 1889 match against Auckland at the Caledonian Ground in Dunedin, scoring a total of six runs on debut. He played regularly in the provincial side until the 1902–03 season, making a total of 20 appearances in first-class matches in which he scored 434 runs with a highest score of 48, made against Canterbury in December 1898.[4]
Johnston died at Dunedin in 1947 at the age of 80.[1] An obituary was published in the 1949 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack.[2]
