Spencer Johnson

Spencer Henry Johnson is an Australian cricketer who plays domestically for South Australia.

Domestic Career:

• List A debut: on 12 October 2017 for South Australia against Victoria in the 2017 – 18 JLT One – Day Cup
• He did not bat, but he bowled 10 overs and took one wicket for 72 runs. South Australia won the match by 11 runs.
• BBL debut: in the 2022 – 23 season on 11 January 2023, for the Brisbane Heat.
• He played ten matches in the season, including the final, and gained a reputation as a reliable death bowler. Johnson would later on win the final for the 2023 – 2024 Big Bash League season.
• First class debut: on 20 February 2023 for South Australia in the 2022 – 23 Sheffield Shield season tournament
• Johnson picked up figures of 6/87 against Victoria, which he bettered in his next match against Queensland with 7/47.
• On 10 August 2023, Johnson made his debut for Oval Invincibles, a team in the English competition The Hundred. On debut, Johnson impressed with figures of 3/1 off 20 balls against Manchester Originals.

International Career:

• In March 2023, Johnson was named in an Australia A squad to tour New Zealand in the lead up to the 2023 Ashes series. Johnson played the first match of the tour in Lincoln, taking 4/53 in the first innings.
• In August of the same year, Johnson was selected in a 14 – player squad for Australia’s T20I series against South Africa. He made his international debut in the first match, taking 2/33 in a 111 – run win.
• In February 2024, he was selected in Australia’s squad for the T20 series against West Indies. In the second match of the series, he took 2 wickets for 39 runs.

Major Achievements:

• In his List A Debut, he bowled 10 overs and took one wicket for 72 runs. South Australia won the match by 11 runs.
• He made his international debut in the first match of Australia’s T20I series against South Africa, taking 2/33 in a 111 – run win.