Jamaican-born American cricketer
Howard Johnson
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Full name | Howard Ray Johnson |
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Born | (1964-08-16) 16 August 1964 (age 60) Jamaica |
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Batting | Right-handed |
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Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
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Role | Bowler |
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ODI debut (cap 4) | 10 September 2004 v New Zealand |
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Last ODI | 13 September 2004 v Australia |
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Howard Ray Johnson (born 16 August 1964) is a Jamaican born American former cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler,[2] he played for the United States national cricket team from 2002[3] until 2005[4] and played two One Day Internationals (ODIs) during the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[5]
Biography
Born in Jamaica in 1964,[2] Howard Johnson first played for the US in the 2002 Americas Championship in Buenos Aires.[3] He made his List A debut in 2004 when he played in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates[6] and his first-class debut later in the year when he played in the ICC Intercontinental Cup against Canada and Bermuda.[7]
In between the two matches in the Intercontinental Cup, he played in the Americas Championship in Bermuda,[3] winning the man of the match award against the Cayman Islands when he took 5/12.[8]
He last played for the US in the 2005 ICC Trophy[4] in Ireland. After playing a warm-up game against Namibia[3] he played three matches in the tournament proper, against the UAE, Bermuda and Oman. Those three matches also represent the end of his List A career.[6]
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