IPL playerAustralia2024 to 2026
Spencer Johnson
On scorecards: SH Johnson · Right-hand bat
Spencer Johnson, a bowler, has played three IPL seasons for three franchises.
The arrival
Spencer Johnson arrived through the auction: Gujarat Titans paid ₹10.0 cr, against a base price of ₹50 lakh.
That first season brought 5 matches, 6 runs and 4 wickets at 9.44 an over.
Franchise by franchise
2024, Gujarat Titans. Bought at the 2024 auction for ₹10.0 cr. 5 matches and 4 wickets.
2025, Kolkata Knight Riders. Bought at the 2025 auction for ₹2.8 cr. 4 matches and 1 wicket.
2026, Chennai Super Kings. Arrived outside the auction. 3 matches and 2 wickets.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 7 wickets in 231 deliveries, at 10.29 runs an over against a league rate of 9.51 for the same seasons: 0.78 an over more expensive than the typical bowler of the time.
The fielding record: 3 catches.
At the auction
Spencer Johnson has gone under the hammer three times, bought twice and left unsold once. The highest price was ₹10.0 cr, paid by Gujarat Titans in 2024, more than 20 times the base price. The market cooled over time: the last purchase, in 2025, cost ₹2.8 cr.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Spencer Johnson has made 12 IPL appearances, the latest for Chennai Super Kings in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gujarat Titans | 5 | 6 | 5* | – | 85.7 | 0/0 | 4 | 9.44 | 2/25 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 4 | 2 | 1* | – | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 11.74 | 1/42 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 10.03 | 1/39 | 1 |
Franchise journey
- Gujarat Titans: 2024
- Kolkata Knight Riders: 2025
- Chennai Super Kings: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 58.3% |
| Balls per four | 12 |
| Balls per six | 12 |
| Dot balls bowled | 37% |
| Balls per wicket | 32.9 |
| Catches | 3 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | ₹50 lakh | Sold to Gujarat Titans for ₹10.0 cr |
| 2025 | ACC | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹2.8 cr |
| 2026 | FA1 | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet