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india 11048 34576 25 may 2007 2 177 16/0 52/0 1945 -- 1955 1947 26 february 1922 left-arm orthodox spin or fast medium 0 6 australia mosman , new south wales , australia victoria 7 29 right-hand bill johnston -lrb- cricketer -rrb- . jpg bill johnston 1955 william arras johnston beeac , victoria , australia tests fc big bill specialist bowler 28 november west indies -lsb- http://www.cricketarchive.com/archive/players/0/794/794.html] 1922 2 26 yes 273 1129 1947 160 554 11 june 0/0 0/0 40 142 bill johnston -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

bill johnston -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

william arras johnston -lrb- 26 february 1922 -- 25 may 2007 -rrb- was an australian cricketer who played in forty test matches from 1947 to 1955 .
a left arm pace bowler , as well as a left arm orthodox spinner , johnston was best known as a spearhead of don bradman 's undefeated 1948 touring team , well known as `` the invincibles '' .
johnston headed the wicket-taking lists in both test and first-class matches on the tour , and was the last australian to take over 100 wickets on a tour of england .
in recognition of his performances , he was named by `` wisden '' as one of its cricketers of the year in 1949 .
the publication stated that `` no australian made a greater personal contribution to the playing success of the 1948 side '' .
regarded by bradman as australia 's greatest-ever left-arm bowler , johnston was noted for his endurance in bowling pace with the new ball and spin when the ball had worn .
he became the fastest bowler to reach 100 test wickets in 1951 -- 52 , at the time averaging less than nineteen with the ball .
by the end of the season , he had played 24 tests and contributed 111 wickets .
australia won nineteen and lost only two of these tests .
in 1953 , a knee injury forced him to remodel his bowling action , and he became less effective before retiring after aggravating the injury in 1955 .
in retirement , he worked in sales and marketing , and later ran his own businesses .
he had two sons , one of whom became a cricket administrator .
johnston died at the age of 85 on 25 may 2007 .
