Rick Johnson
Player profile
Full name Richard Lawrence Johnson
Born Hades, November 13, 1973
Nickname Rotundor, Foodguy
Batting style Right-hand middle-order
Bowling style Right-arm offspin
Height 5 ft 8 in
Clubs Cranleigh, Esher, MCC,
School XI 1987-1991
OC Career 1991-
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat | |
Inns | |
NO | |
Runs | |
HS | |
Ave | |
100 | |
50 | |
Ct | |
St |
| OCCC |
89 | |
73 | |
14 | |
150 | |
2048 | |
34.71 | |
14 | |
2 | |
49 | |
2 |
Bowling averages
|
Overs | |
Mdns | |
Runs | |
Wkts | |
Ave | |
Best | |
5WI | |
SR | |
Econ | |
| OCCC |
62.5 | |
4 | |
365 | |
13 | |
28.08 | |
3-85 | |
0 | |
28.8 | |
5.5 |
Major Tours: Antigua 1997, Kenya 2001, Australia 2003, India 2007, South Africa 2009
Minor Tours: Florida 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, Hong Kong 2005
Chairman 2008-
It would be fair to say that the OCCC has not been the same since the arrival of Rick Johnson. He was in the school 1st XI for all five years (he made his first appearance aged 14), possibly a Cranleigh record, playing some remarkable innings but was usually at odds with authority which meant that he had only one full season in the side. When he left Cranleigh he was thin, he was often late, he could bat with an aggression that had to be seen to be believed and he was a more than useful wicketkeeper. In the intervening decade he has doubled his bodyweight, and a refusal by the long-suffering Melissa to mend his trousers (coupled with an increasing difficulty to bend down) has led him to abandon 'keeping. He is still usually late and he gives the impression that he would much prefer to be preparing one of his legendary BBQs to playing. When he does bat it almost always spectacular and drama and excitement are guaranteed as he believes in attack at all times, launching the ball high and far (and giving himself plenty of room if the bowling is quick). Off the field he is quite simply irreplaceable and, as one of our opposition so rightly observed, most clubs would die for a character like Rick. He is always the life and soul, usually planning an outing or a money-making venture, and is largely responsible for the club starting to tour overseas. In 2008 he completed his takeover by creating the post of chairman and filling the new vacancy himself. In 1999 he qualified as pilot much to the horror of all who have met him. His other claim to fame is the ability to consume mind-boggling quantities of food, and even marriage and fatherhood has not slimmed or calmed him.
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