How many Test runs has Ian Johnson scored?

Ian Johnson has 1,000 runs in 66 Test innings from 45 matches at an average of 18.51. Highest score: 77.

What is Ian Johnson's Test batting average?

Ian Johnson's Test batting average is 18.51, from 1,000 runs and 66 innings.

How many Test wickets has Ian Johnson taken?

Ian Johnson has taken 109 wickets in Test from 45 matches at a bowling average of 29.19. Best innings: 7/44.

Which teams has Ian Johnson played international cricket for?

Ian Johnson is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did Ian Johnson play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1946 to 1956. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Ian Johnson

All-rounder · 1946 to 1956 · 45 internationals

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Test45 matches

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45Internationals

1,000Runs

0Hundreds

109Wickets

30Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	0	6	10	-	2

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	8/86	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	45	86	30	0	30	0.348	3 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Ian Johnson: Test stats

Test

45 matches · 1946-1956

109wickets

Matches: 45
Average: 29.19
Economy: 2.17
Strike rate: 80.55
Best innings: 7/44
Five-fors: 3

1,000 runs · batting average 18.51

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	66	66	74	74	1946-03-29	1956-11-02	Complete

Questions fans ask about Ian Johnson

How many Test runs has Ian Johnson scored?: Ian Johnson has 1,000 runs in 66 Test innings from 45 matches at an average of 18.51. Highest score: 77.
What is Ian Johnson's Test batting average?: Ian Johnson's Test batting average is 18.51, from 1,000 runs and 66 innings.
How many Test wickets has Ian Johnson taken?: Ian Johnson has taken 109 wickets in Test from 45 matches at a bowling average of 29.19. Best innings: 7/44.
Which teams has Ian Johnson played international cricket for?: Ian Johnson is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Ian Johnson play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1946 to 1956. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

45 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1956-11-02	Australia v India	Test	Australia won by 94 runs
1956-10-19	Australia v India	Test	Australia won by inns & 5 runs
1956-10-11	Australia v Pakistan	Test	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
1956-08-23	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1956-07-26	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 170 runs
1956-07-12	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 42 runs
1956-06-21	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 185 runs
1956-06-07	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1955-06-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-04-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1955-04-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn

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TEST CAREER · 1946 to 1956

Ian Johnson in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

1,000Runs

18.51Bat avg

-Strike rate

109Wickets

29.19Bowl avg

2.17Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	0	6	10	-	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	8/86	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	45	86	30	0	30	0.348	3 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught32 · 48.5%

Bowled8 · 12.1%

LBW11 · 16.7%

Run out2 · 3.0%

Stumped1 · 1.5%

Not out12 · 18.2%

Test batting position: average and innings

18.002 inns

23.502 inns

35.663 inns

4-0 inns

512.001 inns

620.663 inns

710.3313 inns

830.9115 inns

918.8112 inns

1025.8513 inns

113.002 inns

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

118runs

14.75average

-strike rate

150s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

12wickets

32.41average

2.32economy

83.66strike rate

4/50best

Test record by situation

complete career

Ian Johnson: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
England	22	35	6	485	77	16.72	-	-	2	6	-	1
West Indies	9	13	3	254	66	25.40	-	-	2	1	-	1
India	6	8	0	124	73	15.50	-	-	1	1	-	0
South Africa	6	7	1	117	66	19.50	-	-	1	1	-	0
Pakistan	1	2	1	13	13*	13.00	-	-	0	1	-	0
New Zealand	1	1	1	7	7*	N/A	-	-	0	0	-	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	20	35	4,592	187	1,590	42	6/42	37.85	2.07	109.33	1	1
West Indies	8	15	1,540	60	668	22	7/44	30.36	2.60	70.00	0	1
India	6	11	1,044	43	339	19	4/35	17.84	1.94	54.94	3	0
South Africa	6	11	1,434	35	519	22	5/34	23.59	2.17	65.18	0	1
Pakistan	1	2	170	5	66	4	4/50	16.50	2.32	42.50	1	0
All	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3

Ian Johnson: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	22	34	5	501	77	17.27	-	-	2	5	43	2
Away	23	32	7	499	73	19.96	-	-	4	5	-	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	20	36	4,492	134	1,466	57	6/42	25.71	1.95	78.80	3	1
Away	21	38	4,288	196	1,716	52	7/44	33.00	2.40	82.46	2	2
All	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3

Ian Johnson: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	23	23	4	374	66	19.68	-	-	1	3	-	1
2nd innings of the match	22	22	4	434	77	24.11	-	-	4	3	-	1
3rd innings of the match	16	16	3	158	57	12.15	-	-	1	4	-	0
4th innings of the match	5	5	1	34	10	8.50	-	-	0	0	3	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	21	21	2,801	119	1,081	27	6/42	40.03	2.31	103.74	1	1
2nd innings of the match	17	17	2,223	79	795	31	4/50	25.64	2.14	71.70	3	0
3rd innings of the match	24	24	2,748	97	1,005	40	7/44	25.12	2.19	68.70	0	2
4th innings of the match	12	12	1,008	35	301	11	4/35	27.36	1.79	91.63	1	0
All	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3

Ian Johnson: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 1	2	2	0	16	16	8.00	-	-	0	1	2	0
No. 2	1	2	0	7	6	3.50	-	-	0	0	1	0
No. 3	3	3	0	17	8	5.66	-	-	0	0	1	0
No. 5	1	1	0	12	12	12.00	-	-	0	0	1	0
No. 6	3	3	0	62	52	20.66	-	-	1	1	6	0
No. 7	11	13	1	124	47	10.33	-	-	0	2	-	0
No. 8	13	15	3	371	77	30.91	-	-	4	2	-	1
No. 9	9	12	1	207	73	18.81	-	-	1	1	-	0
No. 10	10	13	6	181	41	25.85	-	-	0	2	-	1
No. 11	2	2	1	3	3*	3.00	-	-	0	1	0	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	28	38	7	620	77	20.00	-	-	3	4	-	2
Lost	7	14	5	126	41	14.00	-	-	0	4	-	0
Drawn	10	14	0	254	66	18.14	-	-	3	2	-	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	24	46	5,563	193	2,023	82	7/44	24.67	2.18	67.84	3	3
Lost	7	10	1,218	47	435	13	4/50	33.46	2.14	93.69	2	0
Drawn	10	18	1,999	90	724	14	3/68	51.71	2.17	142.78	0	0
All	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3

Ian Johnson: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1946	3	3	1	61	47	30.50	-	-	0	0	-	0
1947	4	5	0	59	52	11.80	151	39.07	1	2	6	0
1948	6	9	1	89	22	11.12	-	-	0	1	-	0
1949	2	2	0	66	66	33.00	-	-	1	1	-	0
1950	5	7	1	85	26*	14.16	-	-	0	1	-	0
1951	7	12	1	160	77	14.54	-	-	1	1	15	1
1952	1	2	0	20	13	10.00	-	-	0	0	2	0
1954	2	3	3	61	33*	N/A	-	-	0	0	5	1
1955	7	9	3	246	66	41.00	-	-	2	1	-	0
1956	8	14	2	153	73	12.75	-	-	1	3	-	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1946	1	2	473	19	134	8	6/42	16.75	1.69	59.12	0	1
1947	4	7	765	27	221	6	2/22	36.83	1.73	127.50	0	0
1948	6	12	1,602	70	639	19	4/35	33.63	2.39	84.31	3	0
1949	2	4	546	12	243	8	3/37	30.37	2.67	68.25	0	0
1950	4	7	696	17	236	11	5/34	21.45	2.03	63.27	0	1
1951	7	13	1,382	27	530	14	3/78	37.85	2.30	98.71	0	0
1952	1	2	336	10	83	4	3/52	20.75	1.48	84.00	0	0
1954	2	4	440	15	129	7	3/46	18.42	1.75	62.85	0	0
1955	6	10	1,356	74	520	19	7/44	27.36	2.30	71.36	0	1
1956	8	13	1,184	59	447	13	4/50	34.38	2.26	91.07	2	0
All	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3

Ian Johnson: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Melbourne Cricket Ground	6	12	2	84	33*	8.40	-	-	0	5	6	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	6	9	2	152	47	21.71	-	-	0	0	13	2
Adelaide Oval	5	8	1	164	52	23.42	-	-	1	0	16	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	5	5	0	101	77	20.20	-	-	1	0	8	0
Lord's	2	4	1	36	17	12.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
Old Trafford	2	4	1	8	6	2.66	-	-	0	1	1	0
Headingley	2	3	0	13	10	4.33	-	-	0	1	-	0
All	45	66	12	1,000	77	18.51	-	-	6	10	-	2

Ian Johnson: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	6	12	796	16	316	13	4/35	24.30	2.38	61.23	2	0
Sydney Cricket Ground	5	9	1,473	49	498	23	6/42	21.65	2.02	64.04	0	1
Adelaide Oval	5	8	1,391	46	412	9	4/64	45.77	1.77	154.55	1	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	4	7	832	23	240	12	3/46	20.00	1.73	69.33	0	0
Trent Bridge	2	4	438	25	140	2	1/26	70.00	1.91	219.00	0	0
Headingley	2	3	498	19	233	4	2/89	58.25	2.80	124.50	0	0
Lord's	2	3	246	16	78	3	3/72	26.00	1.90	82.00	0	0
Old Trafford	2	3	552	29	244	4	4/151	61.00	2.65	138.00	1	0
The Wanderers Stadium	2	3	402	10	143	6	3/37	23.83	2.13	67.00	0	0
All	45	74	8,780	330	3,182	109	7/44	29.19	2.17	80.55	5	3

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 3

Best Test performances

Ian Johnson: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
77	-	-	7	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1951-01-05
73	-	-	-	India	MA Chidambaram Stadium	1956-10-19
66	-	-	-	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-12-24
66	-	-	-	West Indies	Queen's Park Oval	1955-04-11
57	-	-	-	West Indies	Kensington Oval	1955-05-14
52	127	40.94	5	England	Adelaide Oval	1947-01-31
47	109	43.11	3	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1946-11-29
41	-	-	5	England	Adelaide Oval	1955-01-28
33*	-	-	3	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1954-12-31
27*	-	-	-	West Indies	Sabina Park	1955-06-11

Ian Johnson: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
7/44	134	10	1.97	West Indies	Bourda	1955-04-26
6/42	241	12	1.04	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1946-12-13
5/34	136	2	1.50	South Africa	Kingsmead	1950-01-20
4/35	47	0	4.46	India	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1948-01-01
4/50	123	3	2.43	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi	1956-10-11
4/59	112	1	3.16	India	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1948-01-01
4/64	185	5	2.07	India	Adelaide Oval	1948-01-23
4/151	282	10	3.21	England	Old Trafford	1956-07-26
3/21	56	1	2.25	South Africa	St George's Park	1950-03-03
3/37	146	6	1.52	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-12-24

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1956-11-02	India	1 & 5	1/27 & 1/23	Eden Gardens	Australia won by 94 runs
1956-10-19	India	73	0/13 & 1/15	MA Chidambaram Stadium	Australia won by inns & 5 runs
1956-10-11	Pakistan	13* & 0	4/50 & 0/16	National Stadium, Karachi	Pakistan won by 9 wickets
1956-08-23	England	12 & 10	0/28 & 0/7	Kennington Oval	Match drawn
1956-07-26	England	0 & 1*	4/151	Old Trafford	England won by inns & 170 runs
1956-07-12	England	0 & 3	1/59	Headingley	England won by inns & 42 runs
1956-06-21	England	6 & 17	0/3	Lord's	Australia won by 185 runs
1956-06-07	England	12	1/26 & 0/29	Trent Bridge	Match drawn
1955-06-11	West Indies	27*	0/69 & 2/46	Sabina Park	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-05-14	West Indies	23 & 57	3/77 & 0/30	Kensington Oval	Match drawn