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'''David Jude Johnson''' {{Audio|David_Johnson.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 16 October 1971 in [[Arsikere|Arasikere]], [[Karnataka]]) is a former [[India]]n [[cricket]]er who bowled fast and played in 2 [[Test cricket|Tests]] in 1996 and gained three wickets. He was the fastest bowler of India with maximum speed of more than 150 km/hour.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}
'''David Jude Johnson''' {{Audio|David_Johnson.ogg|pronunciation}} (born 16 October 1971 in [[Arsikere|Arasikere]], [[Karnataka]]) is a former [[India]]n [[cricket]]er who bowled fast and played in 2 [[Test cricket|Tests]] in 1996 and gained three wickets. He was the fastest bowler of India who managed to click 150 plus on several occasions during his short-lived test career.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}


== Career ==
== Career ==


=== International ===
=== International ===
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].
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]. He holds the record for the fastest delivery bowled by an Indian ever by clocking 156.9 km/hr at Kotla test. Often considered as a wavery 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.


=== Domestic ===
=== Domestic ===
At the First class level, he played 28 matches and pocketed 95 wickets besides scoring a lone century an unbeaten 101.
At the First class level, he played 28 matches and pocketed 95 wickets besides scoring a lone century an unbeaten 101.


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David Johnson
Personal information
Born (1971-10-16) October 16, 1971 (age 54)
Arsikere
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 208)10 October 1996 v Australia
Last Test26 December 1996 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
Karnataka cricket team
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 39
Runs scored 8 437
Batting average 4.00 11.20
100s/50s -/- 1/-
Top score 5 101*
Balls bowled 240 5936
Wickets 3 125
Bowling average 47.66 28.63
5 wickets in innings - 8
10 wickets in match - 1
Best bowling 2/52 8/55
Catches/stumpings -/- 20/-
Source: [1]

David Jude Johnson About this soundpronunciation  (born 16 October 1971 in Arasikere, Karnataka) is a former Indian cricketer who bowled fast and played in 2 Tests in 1996 and gained three wickets. He was the fastest bowler of India who managed to click 150 plus on several occasions during his short-lived test career.[citation needed]

Career

International

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 Test. He holds the record for the fastest delivery bowled by an Indian ever by clocking 156.9 km/hr at Kotla test. Often considered as a wavery 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.

Domestic

At the First class level, he played 28 matches and pocketed 95 wickets besides scoring a lone century – an unbeaten 101.


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