Mitchell Guy Johnson
(Australian Cricketer)
Mitchell Guy Johnson was born on 2 November 1981. He is a former Australian cricketer who made his Test debut for Australia in November 2007 against Sri Lanka. He is considered as one of the best pacers Australia has ever produced. He won ICC’s Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy in 2009. His career suffered a blow in 2013 when he was dropped from the national squad because of his poor form in 2013, but he made a strong comeback the following year in 2013-14 Ashes series in Australia when the ripped apart the English batting line-up.
In November 2015, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket after representing Australia in 256 matches.
| Mitchell Johnson |
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| Nickname: | Midge, Notch |
| Profession: | Cricketer |
| Biography |
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| Autobiography: | Not yet |
| Biopic: | Not yet |
| Physical Appearance |
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| Height (approx.): | 188 cm |
| Weight (approx.): | 85 Kg |
| Eye Colour: | Brown |
| Hair Colour: | Black |
| Tattoos: | NA |
| Personal Life |
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| Date of Birth: | 2 November 1981 |
| Age (as on 2017): | 36 years |
| Birth Place: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign: | Scorpio |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| School: | NA |
| College: | The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Educational Qualifications: | Graduate |
| Signature: |  |
| Family |
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| Father: | Kevin Johnson |
| Mother: | Vikki Harber |
| Sister: | Name not known |
| Brother: | Name not known |
| Coach/Mentor: | Name not known |
| Religion: | Christian |
| Address: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
| Cricket Career |
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| International Debut: |
| Test: | November 8th, 2017 against Sri Lanka, Australia |
| ODI: | December 10th, 2005 against New Zealand, New Zealand |
| T20I: | September 12th, 2007 against Zimbabwe, South Africa |
| Jersey Number: | #25 |
| Domestic/State Team: | KXIP, MI, Perth Scorchers, Queensland, Western Australia, Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Nature on field: | Very Agressive |
| Likes to play against: | India and England |
| Favourite Shot/Ball: | Bouncer |
- At an early stage of his career, Mitchell Johnson became the first ever Australian cricketer to take 30 wickets and also score 300 runs in one calendar year
- Mitchell Johnson also became the second Australian player after Shane Warne to achieve the feat of to take more than 300 wickets and also score over 2000 runs in test cricket. He is also ranked as the thirteenth player in the world for the same feat.
- He is also the fourth Australian bowler to take 313 wickets for Australia in Test matches, after Shane Warne (708), Glenn McGrath (563) and Dennis Lillee (355)
- He is also the third left-arm fast bowlers to have claimed over 300 crickets in Test cricket behind Wasim Akram (414) and Chaminda Vaas (355)
- He has a record of taking 590 wickets in all formats of International games
| Preferences |
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| Hobbies: | Playing Tennis, Car Racing |
| Favourite Batsmen: | NA |
| Favourite Bowlers: | NA |
| Favourite Cricket Ground: | NA |
| Favourite sports personalities: | Pete Sampras (Tennis) |
| Favourite Food: | NA |
| Favourite Actors/Actresses: | NA |
| Favourite TV Show: | NA |
| Favourite Musicians/Singers: | Tupac Shakur, Michael Suby’s The Butterfly Effect |
| Favourite Car: | NA |
| Favourite Book: | NA |
| Favourite Destinations: | NA |
| Smoking/Alcohol: | NA/ Yes |
| Style Quotient |
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| Cars Collection: | NA |
| Girlfriends, Spouse and Children |
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| Marital Status: | Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends: | Jessica Bratich 
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| Wife/Spouse: | Jessica Bratich |
| Marriage Date: | NA |
| Children: | 2 |
| Earnings |
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| Net Worth: | $ 20 Million |
| Retainer Fee: | NA |
| Test Fee: | NA |
| ODI Fee: | NA |
| T20 Fee: | NA |
| IPL 11: | INR 2 Cr |
- Mitchell Johnson took his retirement from international cricket in November 2015
- Apart from being a cricket player, he also enjoys his time as a racer after receiving a training from Arise Racing
- Mitchell Johnson does his part for the ‘The Adventures,’ a charity that raises funds for medical research development
- After taking retirement Mitchell Johnson took part in many domestic games in both Australia and in India. He represented Perth Scorchers, Queensland and Western Australia and in India, he donned the shirt of King’s XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians and now currently Kolkata Knight Riders.
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