Duncan Johnston
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Sir Duncan Alexander Johnston (25 June 1847 — 21 October 1931) was a Royal Engineers
officer who became Director General of the Ordnance Survey
. He also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1882.
Johnston was born at Edinburgh
and joined the Royal Engineers. He became a lieutenant on 8 January 1868, and a captain on 24 December 1879. Earlier in 1879 he played cricket for the Royal Engineers against the Royal Marines
.
Johnston made his cricketing debut for Derbyshire in the 1882 season
against Lancashire
in May and played in the next three matches. He was an opening batsman for Derbyshire but with the exception of 31 against Sussex
failed to score highly. His last game was against the touring Australians, which the tourists won by an innings margin, with the help of a ten-wicket match haul by Fred Spofforth
. Johnston was a right-handed batsman and played 8 innings in 4 games with a top score of 31 and an average of 8.12.
Johnston became a major on 18 January 1887 and lieutenant-colonel on 19 March 1894. In 1898 he was appointed Director General of the Ordnance with the rank of colonel from 19 March 1898.
He was a member of the British Association and chaired meetings in the geographical section. In addition to pamphlets for the Ordnance Survey, Johnston wrote in 1926 a reminiscence of The late Royal Munster fusiliers and Colonel David George Johnston, an old Glenalmond, the father of the regiment.
Johnston died in Edinburgh at the age of 84.
Johnston's son, Alexander
, played seventeen years for Hampshire
.
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....
officer who became Director General of the Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...
. He also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1882.
Johnston was born at Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
and joined the Royal Engineers. He became a lieutenant on 8 January 1868, and a captain on 24 December 1879. Earlier in 1879 he played cricket for the Royal Engineers against the Royal Marines
Royal Marines
The Corps of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, commonly just referred to as the Royal Marines , are the marine corps and amphibious infantry of the United Kingdom and, along with the Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Auxiliary, form the Naval Service...
.
Johnston made his cricketing debut for Derbyshire in the 1882 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1882 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eleven years. The team played eight first class matches and won one of them-1882 season:...
against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in May and played in the next three matches. He was an opening batsman for Derbyshire but with the exception of 31 against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
failed to score highly. His last game was against the touring Australians, which the tourists won by an innings margin, with the help of a ten-wicket match haul by Fred Spofforth
Fred Spofforth
Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth , also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century and was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the first to take a test hat-trick in 1879...
. Johnston was a right-handed batsman and played 8 innings in 4 games with a top score of 31 and an average of 8.12.
Johnston became a major on 18 January 1887 and lieutenant-colonel on 19 March 1894. In 1898 he was appointed Director General of the Ordnance with the rank of colonel from 19 March 1898.
He was a member of the British Association and chaired meetings in the geographical section. In addition to pamphlets for the Ordnance Survey, Johnston wrote in 1926 a reminiscence of The late Royal Munster fusiliers and Colonel David George Johnston, an old Glenalmond, the father of the regiment.
Johnston died in Edinburgh at the age of 84.
Johnston's son, Alexander
Alexander Johnston (cricketer)
Brigadier General Alexander Colin Johnston DSO & Bar, MC was an English cricketer and British Army officer. Johnston was a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler. Johnston also occasionally played as a wicketkeeper....
, played seventeen years for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
.