Compare →
AUSAUS

Bill Johnston

Left-hand bat  ·  Left-hand bat
AustraliaAUS
FULL NAMEWilliam Arras Johnston
BORN26 Feb 1922, Beeac Victoria
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSLeft-arm fast-medium, Slow left-arm orthodox
ROLELeft-hand bat
TEAMSAustralia
TEST
Cap 177
DEBUTDec 1947
LATESTApr 1955
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested William most over their career.

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare William's game across different formats.

3

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

↻ 3 insights · refreshes daily

Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
273
AVERAGE
11.38
STRIKE RATE
250.46
HIGH SCORE
29
INNINGS
49
WICKETS
160
ECONOMY
2.53
5-WICKETS
7

Recent form

All matches →
19555 matches
4
AVG 4.00 · SR 0.00 · HS 36 wkts
▼ AVG -7.38 vs career  ·  ▼ -3.33 vs 1954
19543 matches
22
AVG 7.33 · SR 100.00 · HS 1115 wkts
▼ AVG -4.05 vs career  ·  SR -150.46
1948Career best
93
AVG 18.60 · SR 112.05
▲ AVG +7.22 vs career
1949Career worst · 2 matches
1
AVG 1.00 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -10.38 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 40 MATCHES
273
AVG 11.38  ·  SR 250.46  ·  HS 29  ·  WKTS 160
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1948
93 runs · avg 18.60
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1948
35 wickets · econ 2.13

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
5152535455
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
1955544.000.000
19543227.33100.000
195365719.000.000
195232010.001000.000
19517679.570.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
England
138avg 10.62 · SR 293.62
West Indies
65avg 16.25 · SR 0.00
South Africa
39avg 7.80 · SR 1950.00
India
31avg 15.50 · SR 51.67
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
England1713810.62293.6229——75View→
West Indies96516.250.0028——25View→
South Africa10397.801950.0012——44View→
India43115.5051.6723——16View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

All grounds →
Melbourne Cricket Ground
86avg 7.82 · HS 23
Sydney Cricket Ground
65avg 21.67 · HS 28
Lord's
32avg 32.00 · HS 29
Adelaide Oval
30avg 7.50 · HS 11
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Melbourne Cricket Ground8867.82143.3323——35View→
Sydney Cricket Ground66521.67270.8328——22View→
Lord's23232.000.0029——8View→
Adelaide Oval4307.500.0011——25View→
Trent Bridge22121.0091.3017——9View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches