Trent Johnston

Personal information

Full name

David Trent Johnston

Born

29 April 1974 (age 42)
Wollongong, NSW, Australia

Batting style

Right-hand

Bowling style

Right-arm fast-medium

Role

All-rounder

International information

National side

Ireland

ODI debut (cap 4)

13 June 2006 v England

Last ODI

6 September 2013 v Scotland

T20I debut (cap 4)

2 August 2008 v Scotland

Last T20I

30 November 2013 v Afghanistan

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2007–2011

Railway Union

2004–2009

Ireland

2004–2006

Clontarf

2001, 2004–2006

Leinster

1998–2000

New South Wales

Career statistics

Competition	ODI	T20I	FC	LA
Matches	67	30	33	103
Runs scored	743	249	703	1,161
Batting average	19.55	20.75	21.30	19.35
100s/50s	0/0	0/1	0/6	0/2
Top score	45*	62	71	67
Balls bowled	2,930	594	4,473	4,588
Wickets	66	32	103	111
Bowling average	32.04	19.87	20.19	30.30
5 wickets in innings	1	0	3	1
10 wickets in match	n/a	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	5/14	4/22	6/23	5/14
Catches/stumpings	25/–	9/–	20/–	39/–

Source: CricketArchive, 13 December 2013

David Trent Johnston (born 29 April 1974), usually known as Trent Johnston, is an Australian-born Irish cricketer. Johnston was born in Wollongong, New South Wales, and played his early cricket for New South Wales in Australian domestic competitions. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he later moved to Ireland, and made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in 2004. Johnston was subsequently named captain of Ireland, and has been a regular player for the national team from the mid-2000s to the present. In Irish club cricket, he plays for the Railway Union Cricket Club. In October 2007, he published a book "Raiders of the Caribbean" (co-authored with Gerard Siggins) with The O'Brien Press which tells the story of Ireland's remarkable performances in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Johnston made his first-class debut for New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in March 1999. He opened the bowling with Brett Lee who would make his debut for Australia later that year. Johnston's first wicket was that of Michael Di Venuto; he took one more wicket that day, but after play ended on the second day Johnston suffered a broken arm as the team coach drove off while he was climbing on. He played his only List A match for them in October that year, against Queensland. He played four Pura Cup matches for them in 2000 before his career took him to Ireland. New South Wales failed to notify Johnston that his contract had not been renewed and he was instead informed by a team-mate. He returned to club cricket where he represented Campbelltown, North Sydney, and Mosman, captaining the last.

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