Bill Johnston,another great Invinsible cricketer down

Bill Johnston, member of the Australian Invincibles cricket team is no more

Bill Johnston, a key bowler of the Australian Invincibles cricket team of 1948 is
no longer with us. Bill Johnston was the joint leading wicket taker in the 1948 Australian
Invincibles cricket tour of England

Bill Johnston was a multidimensional left arm bowler for the Australian cricket team

Bill Johnston was a anomaly in the age of specialization. Bill Johnston started his career as a
slow left arm spinner but on the 1948 tour of England, he adapted himself
to become a fast bowler. Towards the end of his career, Bill Johnston again reverted to spin

Bill Johnston, a fast bowler with no temper

Bill Johnston had a temperament that was very much unlike that of the
current Australian cricket team. Tiger O'Reilly referred to Bill Johnston as a bowler with
a single flaw- Bill Johnston had no temper!

Bill Johnston belonged to that unique breed of bowlers, a multidimensional talented
successful Australian bowler with a cool temperament