David Johnston is a former English

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 cricketer

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. Johnston was a right-handed batsman who was a leg break

Leg break

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 bowler. He was born at Blackpool

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, Lancashire

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.

Watts made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Berkshire

Berkshire County Cricket Club

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 in 1960 against Devon

Devon County Cricket Club

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. From 1960 to 1980, he represented the county in 115 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1980 Championship when Berkshire played Devon.

Watts' List-A debut came in the 1975 Benson and Hedges Cup for Minor Counties South against Middlesex

Middlesex County Cricket Club

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. The following season in the same competition, he represented Minor Counties West in 3 List-A matches, with his final appearance for the team coming against Worcestershire

Worcestershire County Cricket Club

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. He also played 2 List-A matches for Berkshire. His List-A debut for the county came against Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire County Cricket Club

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 in the 1976 Gillette Cup

1976 Gillette Cup

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. His second and final List-A match for the county came in the 1979 Gillette Cup

1979 Gillette Cup

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 against Durham

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 at Green Lane Cricket Ground

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, Durham

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. In his 6 career List-A matches, he scored 139 runs at a batting average

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 of 23.16, with a high score of 68.

External links

• David Johnston at Cricinfo
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• David Johnston at CricketArchive
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