Aaron_Johnson_(cricketer)
Aaron Johnson (cricketer)
Jamaican-Canadian cricketer
Aaron Orlando Johnson is a Jamaican-born cricketer who represents the Canada national cricket team. He made his international debut for Canada in 2022. He is a right-handed batsman.
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| Full name | Aaron Orlando Johnson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-03-16) 16 March 1991 (age 33) Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batter | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 86) | 27 March 2023 v Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 February 2024 v Nepal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 63) | 14 November 2022 v Bahrain | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 7 October 2023 v Bermuda | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Johnson was born in Jamaica.[1] He attended St. Catherine High School in Spanish Town.[2] After moving to Canada he settled in Fort McMurray, Alberta, where he attended Keyano College.[3]
Johnson represented British Columbia at the 2022 national twenty20 championships.[1] For the 2023 Global T20 Canada tournament he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves.[4]
Johnson made his international debut for Canada in a 50-over series against Nepal in July 2022.[1] He made his Twenty20 International debut against Bahrain in the 2022 Desert Cup T20I Series in Oman.[5] Two matches later he recorded his maiden T20I century, scoring 109 not out from 69 balls against Oman.[6] This also set a new record for the highest score by a Canadian batsman in T20I cricket.[7]
On 27 March 2023, Johnson made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Jersey at the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe.[8]
- "National T20 Championships – Maple Leaf Cricket Clu, King City Ontario – Day 5". Cricket Canada. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Cricket gear presented to St Catherine High". Jamaica Gleaner. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- Malbeuf, Jamie (5 October 2019). "Keyano College introduces 1st cricket team". CBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Brampton Wolves". Global T20 Canada. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Aaron Johnson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Johnson's ton in Canada's one-run win over Oman". Oman Cricket. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Records / Canada / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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