Mitchell Johnson
93Australia · PACE · 2005 to 2015 · on scorecards: MG Johnson
BATTING
- Matches
- 153
- Innings
- 91
- Runs
- 951
- Average
- 16.11
- Strike rate
- 96.35
- High score
- 73*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 239
- Average
- 25.26
- Economy
- 4.83
- Strike rate
- 31.3
- Best figures
- 6/31
- 4w / 5w
- 9 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 35 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mitchell Johnson played 153 ODIs for Australia in CricArcade's archive, from 2005 to 2015. The first came against New Zealand at Lancaster Park, and the last against New Zealand at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 128 wickets at 24.5 in 81 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 31 against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2011. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 83 wickets at 26.9 at home and 114 wickets at 25.1 away. The most wickets came against India: 43 wickets at 26.1 in 27 ODIs. Western Australia Cricket Association Ground was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 21 wickets at 23.4. The scorecards record 6 player-of-the-match awards. Australia won 99 of the ODIs Mitchell Johnson played and lost 43.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 153 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73* | 47 | West Indies | Wanderers Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 57 | 59 | England | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2011 | Won |
| 43* | 23 | England | Lord's | 2009 | Won |
| 41 | 24 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 30 | 62 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2009 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/31 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 5/26 | 10 | India | Reliance Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 5/29 | 7.5 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2008 | Won |
| 4/11 | 4 | India | Kinrara Academy Oval | 2006 | Tied/NR |
| 4/19 | 9.2 | Zimbabwe | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 27 | 171 | 21.38 | 0/0 | 43 | 26.07 |
| England | 25 | 208 | 18.91 | 0/1 | 37 | 28.14 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 86 | 12.29 | 0/0 | 34 | 27.97 |
| Sri Lanka | 19 | 63 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 29 | 22.31 |
| South Africa | 17 | 124 | 9.54 | 0/0 | 26 | 30.58 |
| West Indies | 16 | 145 | 48.33 | 0/1 | 20 | 29.45 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 67 | 33.50 | 0/0 | 16 | 18.06 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 46 | 9.20 | 0/0 | 16 | 22.50 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 13.33 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 9.33 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 27 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 5.20 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 43.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 59 | 340 | 13.60 | 0/1 | 83 | 26.86 |
| Away | 69 | 423 | 18.39 | 0/0 | 114 | 25.08 |
| Neutral | 25 | 188 | 17.09 | 0/1 | 42 | 22.62 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72 | 381 | 15.24 | 0/1 | 111 | 26.20 |
| 2010s | 81 | 570 | 16.76 | 0/1 | 128 | 24.45 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 13 | 105 | 13.13 | 0/0 | 21 | 23.43 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 13 | 43 | 8.60 | 0/0 | 20 | 26.55 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 11 | 139 | 23.17 | 0/1 | 11 | 38.18 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 9 | 34 | 8.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 42.43 |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 39 | 19.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 26.22 |
| Adelaide Oval | 6 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 23.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2005 at Lancaster Park
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2015 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 2 November 1981
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 987
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 9
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 67.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 109.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 16.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 31.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 975 balls faced in that period.
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