Background
He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
He was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.
Johnson was a right-handed batsman. Johnson made his debut for Shropshire in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire. Johnson played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1987 to 2003, which included 58 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 24 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.
He made his List A debut against Leicestershire in the 1989 National Westminster Trophy.
He made 7 further List A appearances, the last of which came against the Sussex Cricket Board in 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 8 List A matches, he scored 121 runs at an average of 17.28, with a high score of 62.
This score, which was his only half century in List A cricket, came against the Sussex Cricket Board in 2001. With the ball, he bowled a total of 6 wicket-less overs.