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{{Short description|Irish cricketer}}
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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Trent Johnston
| image =Ireland vs Pakistan2 cropped.jpg
| country = Ireland
| full_name = David Trent Johnston
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|4|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| heightm =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium
| role = [[All-rounder]]
| international = true
| odidebutdate = 13 June
| odidebutyear = 2006
| odidebutagainst = England
| odicap = 4
| lastodidate = 6 September
| lastodiyear = 2013
| lastodiagainst = Scotland
| odishirt = 23
| T20Idebutdate = 2 August
| T20Idebutyear = 2008
| T20Idebutagainst = Scotland
| T20Icap = 4
| lastT20Idate = 30 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2013
| lastT20Iagainst = Afghanistan
| T20Ishirt = 23
| club5 = Carlisle Cricket club, Railway Union
| year5 = 2007–2011
| club4 = [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]]
| year4 = 2004–2009
| club3 = Clontarf
| year3 = 2004–2006
| club2 = Leinster
| year2 = 2001, 2004–2006
| club1 = [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]]
| year1 = 1998–2000
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 67
| runs1 = 743
| bat avg1 = 19.55
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 45[[not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 2,930
| wickets1 = 66
| bowl avg1 = 32.04
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/14
| catches/stumpings1 = 25/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 30
| runs2 = 249
| bat avg2 = 20.75
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 62
| deliveries2 = 594
| wickets2 = 32
| bowl avg2 = 19.87
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 33
| runs3 = 703
| bat avg3 = 21.30
| 100s/50s3 = 0/6
| top score3 = 71
| deliveries3 = 4,473
| wickets3 = 103
| bowl avg3 = 20.19
| fivefor3 = 3
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 6/23
| catches/stumpings3 = 20/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 103
| runs4 = 1,161
| bat avg4 = 19.35
| 100s/50s4 = 0/2
| top score4 = 67
| deliveries4 = 4,588
| wickets4 = 111
| bowl avg4 = 30.30
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/14
| catches/stumpings4 = 39/–
| date = 13 December
| year = 2013
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8178/8178.html CricketArchive
|caption=Johnston (left) fielding against Pakistan during the [[2009 T20 World Cup]]}}

'''David Trent Johnston''' (born 29 April 1974) is an Irish-Australian [[cricket]] coach and former player. He was born in [[Wollongong]], [[New South Wales]], and played his early cricket for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] in Australian domestic competitions.<ref name="CAP">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8178/8178.html Cricket Archive profile]</ref> A right-handed [[batsman]] and right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]], he later moved to Ireland, and made his debut for the [[Ireland cricket team]] in 2004. Johnston was subsequently named captain of Ireland, and was a regular fixture in the national team until his retirement in 2013.<ref name="CESZP">{{citation |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire15.htm |title=CricketEurope Stats Zone profile |publisher=CricketEurope |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref> He coached the [[Hong Kong national cricket team]] from 2019 to 2022.

==Playing career==

===New South Wales===

Johnston made his first-class debut for New South Wales in a [[Pura Cup|Sheffield Shield]] match against [[Tasmania cricket team|Tasmania]] in March 1999.<ref name="FCM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8178/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Trent Johnston at Cricket Archive]</ref> He opened the bowling with [[Brett Lee]] who would make his debut for Australia later that year. Johnston's first wicket was that of [[Michael Di Venuto]]; he took one more wicket that day, but after play ended on the second day Johnston suffered a broken arm as the team coach drove off while he was climbing on.<ref name="early career">{{citation |first=Ger |last=Siggins |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000015/001566.shtml |title=Trent Johnston looking to bow out at the top at |publisher=CricketEurope |date=27 June 2012 |accessdate=2012-06-30}}</ref> He played his only List A match for them in October that year, against [[Queensland cricket team|Queensland]].<ref name="LAM">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8178/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Trent Johnston at Cricket Archive]</ref> He played four [[Pura Cup]] matches for them in 2000<ref name="FCM" /> before his career took him to Ireland. New South Wales failed to notify Johnston that his contract had not been renewed and he was instead informed by a team-mate. He returned to club cricket where he represented Campbelltown, [[North Sydney Cricket Club|North Sydney]], and Mosman, captaining the last.<ref name="early career"/>

===Playing for Ireland===

Johnston first played club cricket in Ireland in 1995 and returned for four more seasons, meeting his former wife Vanessa, with whom he had two children. He continued playing [[Sydney Grade Cricket]] for [[North Sydney Cricket Club]], but qualified for an Irish passport and then-coach [[Adrian Birrell]] decided he might be a useful addition to the Irish side.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/ireland/6550655.stm Dream comes true for Johnston], [[BBC]], 12 April 2007</ref> He made his debut for Ireland on 5 May 2004 against [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]<ref name="CESZP" /> in a [[Friends Provident Trophy|C & G Trophy]] match that Ireland won, only their second win against a first-class [[County cricket|county]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Articles/2/2052.html Report] of Ireland v Surrey match at CricketArchive</ref> He also played in the next match of the competition against [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]].<ref name="LAM" /> Johnston's next appearances for Ireland were two matches against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in June,<ref name="CESZP" /> the second of which Ireland won.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Articles/2/2055.html Report] of Ireland v West Indies, 17 June 2004 Cricket Archive</ref> He then played against the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] later that month, before making his first-class debut for Ireland against the [[Netherlands national cricket team|Netherlands]] in the [[ICC Intercontinental Cup|Intercontinental Cup]].<ref name="FCM" /> This was followed by the 2004 [[European Cricket Championship|European Championship]]<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2004/TOURNAMENTS/EUROCHAMSA/squads.shtml Squads for the 2004 European Championship at CricketEurope]</ref> and a first-class match against [[Scotland national cricket team|Scotland]].<ref name="FCM" /> The main action for Ireland in 2005 was the [[2005 ICC Trophy]], hosted in both [[Northern Ireland]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]]. Johnston was in the Irish squad<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/SQUADS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2005 ICC Trophy at CricketEurope]</ref> and they reached the final, losing to Scotland, but still qualifying for the [[2007 Cricket World Cup|2007 World Cup]].<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/82/82994.html Scorecard] of Ireland v Scotland, [[ICC Trophy]] Final, 13 July 2005 at Cricket Archive</ref>

===Ireland captain===
He was made Irish captain in time for the semi-final of the [[2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup|2005 Intercontinental Cup]] against the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]] in [[Windhoek]], [[Namibia]]. The match was drawn, but Ireland qualified for the final on bonus points.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/83/83903.html Scorecard] of Ireland v UAE, Intercontinental Cup semi-final, 23 October 2005 at Cricket Archive</ref> Ireland faced [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya]] in the final, winning by six wickets.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/83/83930.html Scorecard] of Ireland v Kenya, Intercontinental Cup Final, 27 October 2005 at Cricket Archive</ref> The following year started with several matches against English county sides<ref name="CESZP" /> before captaining Ireland<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/85/85626.html Scorecard] of Ireland v England ODI, 13 June 2006 at Cricket Archive</ref> in their first ever [[One Day International]] against [[England cricket team|England]].<ref name="ODI List">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Records/Ireland/Odis/Odi_List.html List of Ireland's ODI matches at Cricket Archive]</ref> He also played in the European Championship that year,<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV1/squads.shtml Squads for the 2006 European Championships at CricketEurope]</ref> which included ODIs against Scotland and the Netherlands.<ref name="ODI">[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/8/8178/One-Day_International_Matches.html One-Day International matches played by Trent Johnston at Cricket Archive]</ref> He also played in two Intercontinental Cup matches, against [[Namibia national cricket team|Namibia]] and Scotland.<ref name="FCM" />

Johnston remained Irish captain for the [[World Cricket League]] [[2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One|Division One tournament]] in [[Kenya]] in January/February 2007<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WCLDIV1/squads.shtml Squads for the 2007 ICC World Cricket League Division One at CricketEurope]</ref> and for the [[Cricket World Cup|World Cup]],<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/WORLDCUP/SQUADS/ireland.shtml Ireland squad for the 2007 World Cup at CricketEurope]</ref> playing an Intercontinental Cup match against the UAE in between the two events.<ref name="FCM" /> The World Cup provided Johnston with some of the high points in his cricket career, leading his team to a thrilling tie against [[Zimbabwe national cricket team|Zimbabwe]] and hitting the winning runs against [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]] to record one of the biggest upsets in cricket history.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6038.html Cricinfo profile]</ref> He also captained Ireland to a win over [[Bangladesh cricket team|Bangladesh]] in the Super Eight stage of the tournament<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/86/86138.html Scorecard] of Bangladesh v Ireland World Cup match, 15 April 2007 at Cricket Archive</ref> as Ireland finished eighth in the tournament.<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/ICC_World_Cup_2006-07.html 2007 World Cup points tables at Cricket Archive]</ref> He remained captain of the Ireland side for their [[Friends Provident Trophy]] campaign in 2007<ref name="LAM" /> and took a [[Hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] against [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] on 10 May 2007<ref>[http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/107/107484.html Scorecard] of Ireland v Gloucestershire match, 10 May 2007 at Cricket Archive</ref> which was only the second hat-trick for Ireland, the only previous one coming in August 1877 against [[I Zingari]].<ref>[http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/irer31.htm Hat-tricks for Ireland at CricketEurope Stats Zone]</ref>

In Irish club cricket, he played for the [[Carlisle Cricket club and Railway Union Cricket Club]]. In October 2007, he published a book "Raiders of the Caribbean" (co-authored with Gerard Siggins) with The O'Brien Press which tells the story of Ireland's performances in the 2007 [[Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Raiders of the Caribbean |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E_fXGAAACAAJ | isbn=978-1-84717-064-4 |access-date=12 June 2024 | last1=Johnston | first1=Trent | last2=Siggins | first2=Gerard | date=2007 | publisher=O'Brien }}</ref>

===Rest and return===
In March 2008 Johnston announced that he was stepping down as Ireland captain and taking a break from international cricket and would miss the 2008 Friends Provident Cup, though he would continue to play for Railway Union and expected to play for Ireland return later that year. Johnston explained the rest was to allow him to focus on his family life, his professional career, and allow his body to recover from various injuries. Though he remarked "I don't think I'm up to the strains of one-day cricket any more",<ref>{{citation |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/ireland/7310024.stm |title=Johnston takes break from Ireland |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 March 2008 |access-date=2012-04-23}}</ref> he would go on to play more than 30 further ODIs.<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/8/8178/ODI_Matches.html |title=ODI matches played by Trent Johnston |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref> In July he was selected for Ireland's Intercontinental Cup fixture against Canada, but opted out of the one-day match.<ref>{{citation |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/counties/ireland/7531398.stm |title=Johnston in for Canada cup clash |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 July 2008 |access-date=2012-04-23}}</ref> Ireland hosted the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier]] in early August. Johnston made his [[Twenty20 International]] debut during the tournament, which was also Ireland's first T20I match.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/iccworldtwenty20/content/story/363426.html |title=Botha shines in Ireland win |author=John Ward |publisher=Cricinfo |date=2 August 2008 |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref>

[[Cricket Ireland]] announced their first central contracts for players in June 2009; previously the Ireland team had been made up of amateurs, aside from those players who could forge careers in the [[England Cricket Board]]'s [[County Championship]], and this was part of an initiative to make the sport more professional. Johnston and [[Alex Cusack]] were the two players given the contracts.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wt202009/content/story/408075.html |title=Associated with the best |first=George |last=Binoy |publisher=Cricinfo |date=8 June 2009 |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref> Johnston won his 100th cap in the August 2009 ODI loss to England, when he was named Man of the Match, for 20 not out and bowling figures of 10–2–26–4.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/383275.html MoM on 100th cap against England, Aug '09]</ref> Johnston was one of seven Ireland players to be nominated for the [[2009 ICC Awards#Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year|2009 Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year]] (there were fourteen nominees in all),<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/422973.html |title=Dhoni, Dilshan pick up maximum nominations |publisher=Cricinfo |date=2 September 2009 |accessdate=2009-09-03}}</ref> although he did not make the 4-man short-list.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/story/425103.html |title=Strauss, Johnson and Gambhir lead ICC nominations |publisher=Cricinfo |date=15 September 2010 |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> In January 2010 the ICU

In January 2010 Cricket Ireland expanded the number of players with central contracts to six, including Johnston.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/story/444276.html |title=Ireland back players ahead of 2011 World Cup |publisher=Cricinfo |date=15 January 2010 |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref> That year he was again nominated for the Associate and Affiliate Player of the Year Award, this time alongside two other Ireland players (there were 16 nominees in all);<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES3/articles/000046/004619.shtml |title=Paul Stirling nominated in two categories in ICC Awards |publisher=[[Cricket Ireland]] |date=18 August 2010 |accessdate=2010-08-20}}</ref> the award was given to [[Ryan ten Doeschate]] of the Netherlands.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/480098.html |title=Ryan ten Doeschate is Associate Player of the Year |publisher=Cricinfo |date=6 October 2010 |accessdate=2010-10-11}}</ref> Johnston was selected in Ireland's 15-man squad for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup|2011 World Cup]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/story/497464.html |title=Ireland pick Ed Joyce for World Cup |publisher=Cricinfo |date=19 January 2011 |accessdate=2011-01-27}}</ref> During Ireland's 3 wicket win against England on 2 March Johnston took his 50th ODI wicket when he bowled [[Michael Yardy]]<ref>{{citation |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/261/261434.html |title=England v Ireland: ICC World Cup 2010/11 (Group B) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref> and in the process became the first Irish bowler to do so.

==Coaching==
Johnston had plans to move into coaching after he finished playing, and with that in mind he accepted the head coach role with YMCA in 2012. In March the same year he left Railway Union to play for Sandymount.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES5/articles/000007/000740.shtml |title=Johnston confirms new coaching role |publisher=CricketArchive |date=12 April 2012 |accessdate=2012-04-23}}</ref> In June 2014 he was appointed as assistant coach to the [[New South Wales cricket team|NSW Blues]] and [[Sydney Sixers]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news-list/2014/7/30/trent-johnston-joins-cricket-nsw |title=Trent Johnston appointed to NSW Blues coaching staff }}</ref>

In July 2019, Johnston was appointed as the head coach of the [[Hong Kong national cricket team]] and moved to Hong Kong in September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2019/articles/000010/001038.shtml |title=Johnston appointed Hong Kong Coach |work=Cricket Europe |accessdate=16 July 2019}}</ref> He coached the team at the [[2022 Asia Cup]], following victory at the [[2022 Asia Cup Qualifier]], as well as at the [[2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Global Qualifier B]]. He resigned as coach in October 2022, after a tabloid newspaper published details of alleged extramarital affairs that occurred while he was on tour with the team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/cricket/article/3197293/hong-kong-cricket-coach-trent-johnston-resigns-search-replacement-begin-immediately|title=Hong Kong cricket coach Trent Johnston resigns, hails 'best three years of my coaching career'|newspaper=South China Morning Post|first=Josh|last=Ball|date=26 October 2022|accessdate=30 October 2022}}</ref>

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