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William Johnson (cricketer, born 1884)

cricketer, born 1884

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ8013684 ↗
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William James Johnson (22 September 1884 – 14 August 1941) was a wine and spirit grocer and keen cricketer who played one first-class match for Victoria in 1924–25. He was later a selector of the Australian Test team.

Johnson's son, Ian, went on to captain the Australian Test cricket team.

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References

Robinson, Ray; Haigh, Gideon (1996). On top down under: Australia's cricket captains (revised ed.). Adelaide: Wakefield. ISBN 1-86254-387-9.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1884, 1941, 1924, 1996—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1884-09-22. The account is most persuasive where William, Johnson and cricketer can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “William Johnson (cricketer, born 1884)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.