Peter Johnson (cricketer, born 1926)

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Peter Johnson
Personal information
Full name
Peter Lovell Johnson
Born22 August 1926
Huyton, Lancashire, England
Died11 July 2017(2017-07-11) (aged 90)
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 61
Batting average 20.33
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2019

Peter Lovell Johnson (22 August 1926 – 11 July 2017) was an English first-class cricketer, Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator in Kenya Colony.

Early life and first-class cricket[edit]

Johnson was born in the Liverpool suburb of Huyton, where he was educated in the city at Liverpool College.[1] From Liverpool College he went up to Clare College, Cambridge.[2] While at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Middlesex at Fenner's in 1947.[3] In what was his only appearance for Cambridge University, Johnson batted twice during the match, scoring 19 runs in the Cambridge first-innings before being dismissed by Rowland Shaddick, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 40 runs by Jack Robertson.[4] He served in the Royal Navy shortly after, gaining promotion to lieutenant in July 1948.[5] He was placed on the Emergency List in September 1950,[6] the same year he in which he played one first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against Essex at Chelmsford.[3] He batted once during the match, scoring 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Preston.[7]

Colonial service in Kenya[edit]

Soon after, Johnson moved to Kenya Colony to serve in the colonial administration. He was appointed by the Governor of Kenya Colony, Sir Philip Mitchell, as a second class magistrate in Coast Province in February 1952.[8] Seven months later in September, he was appointed as a District Officer in Embu.[9] He served in this position until December 1955, when he was appointed as a magistrate in Naivasha.[10] Just under three years later, in May 1958, he was appointed to be a District Commissioner in Nyanza Province,[11] relinquishing the position in July of the same year.[12] He was to later be appointed as a courts officer to the Provincial African Courts in Central Province, but this appointment was cancelled in April 1961.[13] The following year in April 1962, he was appointed as the private secretary to the Governor of Kenya Colony, Sir Patrick Muir Renison,[14] an appointment which lasted until May 1963.[15]

He returned to England at some point after this, where he died at Ross-on-Wye in July 2017.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teams Peter Johnson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  2. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 741.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Peter Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University v Middlesex, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  5. ^ "No. 38384". The London Gazette. 20 August 1948. p. 4633.
  6. ^ "No. 39053". The London Gazette. 27 October 1950. p. 5359.
  7. ^ "Essex v Combined Services, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  8. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1952. p. 282.
  9. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1952. p. 1312.
  10. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1955. p. 1312.
  11. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1958. p. 550.
  12. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1958. p. 782.
  13. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1961. p. 504.
  14. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1962. p. 354.
  15. ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1963. p. 500.

External links[edit]

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peter_Johnson_(cricketer,_born_1926)&oldid=1188834273"