Mitchell Johnson

Cricketer

Australian Townsville, Queensland, Australia

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Quick Info

ProfessionCricketer
NationalityAustralian
Date of Birth02/11/1981
Age44 years
BirthplaceTownsville, Queensland, Australia
Height189 cm

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameMitchell Guy Johnson
Nickname
  • Midge
  • Notch

Physical Stats & More

Height188 cm
Weight85 kg
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

College/UniversityThe University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland
Educational QualificationGraduate

Personal Life

Zodiac sign/Sun signScorpio
ReligionChristianity
Hobbies
  • Car Racing
  • Playing Tennis

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsJessica Bratich (Designer)
Wife/SpouseJessica Bratich (Designer)
Children
  • Rubika Anne Johnson (b. 2011)
  • Leo Max Johnson (b. 2016)

Family

FatherKevin Johnson
MotherVikki Harber

Career

International Debut
ODI10 December 2005 against New Zealand at Christchurch, New Zealand
Test8 November 2007 against Sri Lanka at Brisbane, Australia
T2012 September 2007 against Zimbabwe at Cape Town, South Africa
Jersey Number
  • #25 (Australia)
  • #25 (IPL)
Domestic/State Team
  • Kings XI Punjab
  • Mumbai Indians
  • Perth Scorchers
  • Queensland
  • Western Australia
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
Records
  • In 2009, became the first Australia cricketer to take 30 wickets and score 300 runs in a calendar year.
  • Second Australia cricketer after Shane Warne to take more than 300 wickets and score more than 2,000 runs in Test cricket.
  • Took 313 Test wickets at an average of 28.41.
  • Quickest Australian bowler to reach 150 Test wickets, achieving it in 2 years and 139 days.

Favourites

Sport
  • V8 Supercars
  • MotoGP
  • Formula 1
  • NBA Basketball
Songs
  • The Butterfly Effect by Michael Suby
  • 2Pac by Tupac Shakur

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He initially played tennis in school before moving to Brisbane to pursue tennis professionally.
2. At the age of 17, he transitioned to cricket and was noticed by Dennis Lillee.
3. In 2001, he made his first-class debut for the Queensland cricket team.
4. He was honored with the ICC Cricketer of the Year award twice, in 2009 and 2014.
5. He was named Man of the Series in the 2013-2014 Ashes series.
6. In 2014, he was awarded the Allan Border Medal.
7. He retired from international cricket in November 2015.
8. He played for the Perth Scorchers in the BBL and the Mumbai Indians in the IPL.
9. He is also a trained racing driver under Arise Racing.
10. He is actively involved in 'The Adventurers' charity, supporting medical research.
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