How many Test runs has Bill Johnston scored?

Bill Johnston has 273 runs in 49 Test innings from 40 matches at an average of 11.37. Highest score: 29.

What is Bill Johnston's Test batting average?

Bill Johnston's Test batting average is 11.37, from 273 runs and 49 innings.

How many Test wickets has Bill Johnston taken?

Bill Johnston has taken 160 wickets in Test from 40 matches at a bowling average of 23.91. Best innings: 6/44.

Which teams has Bill Johnston played international cricket for?

Bill Johnston is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did Bill Johnston play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1947 to 1955. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Bill Johnston

Bowler · 1947 to 1955 · 40 internationals

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40Internationals

273Runs

0Hundreds

160Wickets

16Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	40	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	0	0	7	-	0

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	40	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	9/183	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	40	79	16	0	16	0.202	2 (2ct 0st)

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

Bill Johnston: Test stats

Test

40 matches · 1947-1955

160wickets

Matches: 40
Average: 23.91
Economy: 2.07
Strike rate: 69.05
Best innings: 6/44
Five-fors: 7

273 runs · batting average 11.37

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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	49	49	75	75	1947-11-28	1955-04-11	Complete

Questions fans ask about Bill Johnston

How many Test runs has Bill Johnston scored?: Bill Johnston has 273 runs in 49 Test innings from 40 matches at an average of 11.37. Highest score: 29.
What is Bill Johnston's Test batting average?: Bill Johnston's Test batting average is 11.37, from 273 runs and 49 innings.
How many Test wickets has Bill Johnston taken?: Bill Johnston has taken 160 wickets in Test from 40 matches at a bowling average of 23.91. Best innings: 6/44.
Which teams has Bill Johnston played international cricket for?: Bill Johnston is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Bill Johnston play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1947 to 1955. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

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

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1955-06-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-04-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 8 wickets
1955-04-11	Australia v West Indies	Test	Match drawn
1955-03-26	Australia v West Indies	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets
1955-01-28	Australia v England	Test	England won by 5 wickets
1954-12-31	Australia v England	Test	England won by 128 runs
1954-12-17	Australia v England	Test	England won by 38 runs
1954-11-26	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by inns & 154 runs
1953-08-15	Australia v England	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1953-06-25	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1953-06-11	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1953-02-06	Australia v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 6 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1947 to 1955

Bill Johnston in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

160Wickets

23.91Average

2.07Economy

69.05Strike rate

6/44Best

7Five-fors

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	40	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	0	0	7	-	0

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	40	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	9/183	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	40	79	16	0	16	0.202	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

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

Caught11 · 22.4%

Bowled5 · 10.2%

LBW3 · 6.1%

Run out4 · 8.2%

Stumped1 · 2.0%

Not out25 · 51.0%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

33.001 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

7-0 inns

8-0 inns

9-0 inns

109.2515 inns

1114.4533 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

41runs

10.25average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

18wickets

28.11average

2.63economy

64.05strike rate

5/85best

Test record by situation

complete career

Bill Johnston: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
England	16	25	12	138	29	10.61	-	-	4	-
South Africa	7	10	5	39	12	7.80	-	-	2	6
West Indies	7	10	6	65	28	16.25	-	-	1	8
India	3	4	2	31	23*	15.50	60	51.66	0	3
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	17	34	5,263	224	1,818	75	5/35	24.24	2.07	70.17	5	3
South Africa	10	19	3,420	90	1,129	44	6/44	25.65	1.98	77.72	2	3
West Indies	7	14	1,693	34	697	25	6/62	27.88	2.47	67.72	0	1
India	4	8	672	24	182	16	4/44	11.37	1.62	42.00	1	0
All	38	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7

Bill Johnston: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Home	21	34	13	185	28	8.80	-	-	7	22
Away	12	15	12	88	29	29.33	-	-	0	-
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	23	46	6,545	174	2,272	101	6/62	22.49	2.08	64.80	3	5
Away	15	29	4,503	198	1,554	59	6/44	26.33	2.07	76.32	5	2
All	38	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7

Bill Johnston: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1st innings of the match	18	18	11	127	29	18.14	-	-	2	-
2nd innings of the match	15	15	7	85	28	10.62	-	-	2	-
3rd innings of the match	12	12	5	43	9*	6.14	-	-	2	-
4th innings of the match	4	4	2	18	11	9.00	-	-	1	2
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	15	15	2,288	75	749	29	5/36	25.82	1.96	78.89	1	1
2nd innings of the match	23	23	3,404	116	1,196	50	6/62	23.92	2.10	68.08	0	4
3rd innings of the match	22	22	3,119	98	1,131	54	6/44	20.94	2.17	57.75	4	2
4th innings of the match	15	15	2,237	83	750	27	4/26	27.77	2.01	82.85	3	0
All	38	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7

Bill Johnston: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
No. 3	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	39	7.69	0	0
No. 10	11	15	3	111	29	9.25	-	-	3	-
No. 11	23	33	22	159	28	14.45	-	-	4	-
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Won	19	25	12	174	29	13.38	-	-	4	-
Lost	8	16	7	77	12*	8.55	-	-	3	-
Drawn	6	8	6	22	11	11.00	-	-	0	-
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	23	46	6,219	194	2,129	104	6/44	20.47	2.05	59.79	8	3
Lost	8	16	2,727	88	1,046	36	6/62	29.05	2.30	75.75	0	3
Drawn	7	13	2,102	90	651	20	5/110	32.55	1.85	105.10	0	1
All	38	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7

Bill Johnston: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
1947	1	1	1	0	0*	N/A	2	0.00	0	0
1948	7	8	3	93	29	18.60	-	-	0	-
1949	1	1	1	1	1*	N/A	-	-	0	0
1950	3	4	1	9	6	3.00	-	-	1	0
1951	7	11	4	67	28	9.57	-	-	3	7
1952	3	6	4	20	13*	10.00	-	-	2	3
1953	6	10	7	57	12	19.00	-	-	0	-
1954	2	4	1	22	11	7.33	-	-	1	3
1955	3	4	3	4	3	4.00	-	-	0	0
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1947	2	4	376	19	76	8	3/15	9.50	1.21	47.00	0	0
1948	7	14	2,152	96	736	35	5/36	21.02	2.05	61.48	4	1
1949	2	4	585	14	188	11	6/44	17.09	1.92	53.18	0	1
1950	5	9	1,059	23	323	25	5/35	12.92	1.83	42.36	3	1
1951	7	14	2,055	43	756	29	6/62	26.06	2.20	70.86	1	1
1952	3	6	806	23	252	8	3/25	31.50	1.87	100.75	0	0
1953	6	12	2,565	108	883	23	6/152	38.39	2.06	111.52	0	2
1954	3	6	852	24	343	15	5/85	22.86	2.41	56.80	0	1
1955	3	6	598	22	269	6	2/20	44.83	2.69	99.66	0	0
All	38	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7

Bill Johnston: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	0	4s
Melbourne Cricket Ground	8	15	4	86	23*	7.81	-	-	3	8
Sydney Cricket Ground	6	8	5	65	28	21.66	-	-	1	10
Adelaide Oval	4	7	3	30	11	7.50	-	-	2	4
Brisbane Cricket Ground	3	4	1	4	2	1.33	-	-	1	0
Kennington Oval	2	3	3	15	9*	N/A	-	-	0	-
Lord's	2	3	2	32	29	32.00	-	-	0	-
Trent Bridge	2	3	3	21	17*	N/A	-	-	0	-
All	38	49	25	273	29	11.37	-	-	7	-

Bill Johnston: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	8	16	2,247	48	852	35	6/152	24.34	2.27	64.20	2	2
Sydney Cricket Ground	6	12	1,624	40	548	22	3/15	24.90	2.02	73.81	0	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	5	10	1,143	40	372	19	5/35	19.57	1.95	60.15	0	1
Adelaide Oval	4	8	1,531	46	500	25	6/62	20.00	1.95	61.24	1	2
Kennington Oval	2	4	705	46	206	9	4/40	22.88	1.75	78.33	1	0
Lord's	2	4	714	40	266	8	2/43	33.25	2.23	89.25	0	0
Trent Bridge	2	4	720	39	219	9	5/36	24.33	1.82	80.00	1	1
The Wanderers Stadium	2	3	489	14	133	9	6/44	14.77	1.63	54.33	0	1
All	38	75	11,048	372	3,826	160	6/44	23.91	2.07	69.05	8	7

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

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 7

Best Test performances

Bill Johnston: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	Opponent	Ground	Date
29	-	-	-	England	Lord's	1948-06-24
28	-	-	4	West Indies	Sydney Cricket Ground	1951-11-30
23*	15	153.33	2	India	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1948-02-06
17*	23	73.91	2	England	Trent Bridge	1948-06-10
13*	-	-	2	West Indies	Sydney Cricket Ground	1952-01-25
13	-	-	-	England	Headingley	1948-07-22
12*	-	-	1	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1951-02-23
12	-	-	2	South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1953-02-06
11	-	-	2	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	1953-01-24
11	16	68.75	2	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1954-12-17

Bill Johnston: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/44	161	5	1.63	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1949-12-24
6/62	96	0	3.87	West Indies	Adelaide Oval	1951-12-22
6/152	368	8	2.47	South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1953-02-06
5/35	88	2	2.38	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1950-12-01
5/36	150	11	1.44	England	Trent Bridge	1948-06-10
5/85	197	2	2.58	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1954-12-31
5/110	395	17	1.67	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	1953-01-24
4/26	111	1	1.40	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1950-12-22
4/39	146	6	1.60	South Africa	Kingsmead	1950-01-20
4/40	165	12	1.45	England	Kennington Oval	1948-08-14

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1955-06-11	Australia v West Indies	did not bat	-	Sabina Park	Australia won by inns & 82 runs
1955-04-26	Australia v West Indies	did not bat	-	Bourda	Australia won by 8 wickets
1955-04-11	West Indies	1*	0/29 & 0/31	Queen's Park Oval	Match drawn
1955-03-26	West Indies	0*	1/75 & 1/54	Sabina Park	Australia won by 9 wickets
1955-01-28	England	0* & 3	2/60 & 2/20	Adelaide Oval	England won by 5 wickets
1954-12-31	England	11 & 0	1/26 & 5/85	Melbourne Cricket Ground	England won by 128 runs
1954-12-17	England	0* & 11	3/56 & 3/70	Sydney Cricket Ground	England won by 38 runs
1954-11-26	England	did not bat	2/47 & 1/59	Brisbane Cricket Ground	Australia won by inns & 154 runs
1953-08-15	England	9* & 6*	3/94 & 0/52	Kennington Oval	England won by 8 wickets
1953-06-25	England	3* & 0*	2/91 & 2/70	Lord's	Match drawn