Professional career started in 2017. But could not be regular due to injury.
He took 9 wickets in 10 matches in Big Bash last season. The economy was below eight.
Which is fitting for a pacer. After the Big Bash, Spencer Johnson also played in the Major Cricket League and the recently concluded Global T20 League in Canada.
The day after the tournament was over, he was called up to Australia’s T20 team on Monday.
Still, the left-arm pacer who bowled at a speed of 90 mph was unknown to many. However, yesterday in his debut match in The Hundred, he caught the eye with incredible bowling.
Oval won by 94 runs against Manchester Originals in 100 ball match. This is the biggest win in this tournament in terms of runs. Batting first, they made a big collection of 186 runs for 5 wickets. In response, Manchester was bowled out for just 92 runs. Johnson took 3 wickets with just 1 run from 20 balls at the Oval.
Oval bought Johnson at the last minute as a replacement for Pakistani pacer Ihsanullah. Johnson entered the UK on Monday. Get only one session during practice. Oval captain Sam Billings gave him a new ball with that capital. Jos Buttler and Phil Salt were on the wicket. But Johnson did not give any runs against them in 5 balls. Although Salt took one run through a leg bye. Buttler collected one run from the second spell. But after that, Johnson did not spend any runs in 14 consecutive balls. In this gap, the left-handed pacer hunted Usama Mir, Tom Hartley and Josh Little.
Johnson said about this incredible bowling figure, “I don’t know what’s going on, at one point I was completely speechless!” To be honest, I can’t believe it myself. ‘
Commentator James Anderson was very excited about Johnson’s bowling. The most successful Test pacer said, ‘If I was an Australian, I would have brought him (Johnson) under the contract now. They (Cricket Australia) should ensure his care. Imagine Johnson in the ODI World Cup in India, he will bowl incredible.
Australia will tour South Africa to play three T20Is later this month. 27-year-old Johnson is looking forward to shaking the field in that series.
