Career
Johnson gained recognition in the Sheffield Shield competition for Australian troops at Bougainville, in the Solomons, at the end of World World War World War II He ended his playing career with a tally of 171 wickets in 43 Shield matches for Queensland, a State record until it was overtaken by Ross Duncan and Peter Allan. In international cricket he toured New Zealand with an Australian 'Second XI" in 1950, but despite his talent he only managed to play for his country once. Against India at Melbourne in the final Test of the 1947-1948 series.
He scored 25 not out and took 3 for 66 and 3 for 8.