Background
He was born at Fowey, Cornwall.
He was born at Fowey, Cornwall.
Johns was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. Johns made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Cornwall in 1977 against Dorset. From 1977 to 1988, he represented the county in 13 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Cheshire, following a 6-year break from the team
Johns represented Cornwall in a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match against Dorset in 1988.
Johns also represented Cornwall in 2 List A matches. These came against Lancashire in the 1977 Gillette Cup and Devon in the 1980 Gillette Cup.
In his 2 List A matches, he scored 2 runs at a batting average of 1.00, with a high score of 2. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 22.33, with best figures of 2/26.