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<div>{{Short description|Indian cricketer}}<br />
{{About||the English cricketer|David Johnson (cricketer, born 1944)|other people|David Johnson (disambiguation){{!}}David Johnson}}<br />
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{{Infobox cricketer<br />
| name = David Johnson<br />
| image = <br />
| caption =<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|10|16|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Arsikere]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| height = 178 cm<br />
| batting = Right-handed<br />
| bowling = Right-arm fast medium<br />
| role = Bowler<br />
| columns = 2<br />
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]<br />
| testcap = 208<br />
| matches1 = 2<br />
| runs1 = 8<br />
| bat avg1 = 4.00<br />
| 100s/50s1 = -/-<br />
| top score1 = 5<br />
| deliveries1 = 240<br />
| wickets1 = 3<br />
| bowl avg1 = 47.66<br />
| fivefor1 = -<br />
| tenfor1 = -<br />
| best bowling1 = 2/52<br />
| catches/stumpings1= -/-<br />
| club1 = [[Karnataka cricket team]]<br />
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]<br />
| matches2 = 39 <br />
| runs2 = 437<br />
| bat avg2 = 11.20<br />
| 100s/50s2 = 1/-<br />
| top score2 = 101*<br />
| deliveries2 = 5936<br />
| wickets2 = 125<br />
| bowl avg2 = 28.63<br />
| fivefor2 = 8<br />
| tenfor2 = 1<br />
| best bowling2 = 8/55<br />
| catches/stumpings2= 20/-<br />
| international = true<br />
| country = Indian<br />
| testdebutfor = India<br />
| testdebutagainst = Australia<br />
| testdebutdate = 10 October<br />
| testdebutyear = 1996<br />
| lasttestdate = 26 December<br />
| lasttestfor = India<br />
| lasttestagainst = South Africa<br />
| lasttestyear = 1996<br />
| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29712.html<br />
| date =<br />
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'''David Jude Johnson''' {{Audio|David_Johnson.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 16 October 1971 in [[Arsikere|Arasikere]], [[Karnataka]]) is an Indian former [[cricket]]er who was primarily a fast-medium bowler and a useful lower order batsman. He played in 2 [[Test cricket|Tests]] in 1996 and gained three wickets during his short-lived test career. He became the fastest bowler India have ever produced when he managed to clock 157.3 km/h and got rid of Michael Slater during Australia's tour of India in 1996. It is believed his tenure in international cricket were cut short due to lack of control and wavery bowling line.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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=== International ===<br />
He made his test debut against Australia in the one-off Test at the Ferozshah Kotla and then went on the tour of South Africa but got to play only in the first [http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29712.html Test]. Often considered as a wayward bowler not having good control over his bowling his international career came to an end sooner than he would have expected. Later, he parted ways with cricket and seen no more in Indian cricket arena.<br />
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=== Domestic ===<br />
At the First class level, he played 28 matches and pocketed 95 wickets besides scoring a lone century – an unbeaten 101.<br />
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