Peter Lovell Johnson (22 August 1926 – 11 July 2017) was an English first-class cricketer, Royal Navy officer and colonial administrator in Kenya Colony.
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| Full name | Peter Lovell Johnson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1926 Huyton, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 July 2017 (aged 90) Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
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| 1947 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Early life and first-class cricket
editJohnson was born in the Liverpool suburb of Huyton, where he was educated in the city at Liverpool College.[1] From Liverpool College he went up to Clare College, Cambridge.[2] While at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Middlesex at Fenner's in 1947.[3] In what was his only appearance for Cambridge University, Johnson batted twice during the match, scoring 19 runs in the Cambridge first-innings before being dismissed by Rowland Shaddick, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 40 runs by Jack Robertson.[4] He served in the Royal Navy shortly after, gaining promotion to lieutenant in July 1948.[5] He was placed on the Emergency List in September 1950,[6] the same year he in which he played one first-class match for the Combined Services cricket team against Essex at Chelmsford.[3] He batted once during the match, scoring 2 runs before being dismissed by Ken Preston.[7]
Colonial service in Kenya
editSoon after, Johnson moved to Kenya Colony to serve in the colonial administration. He was appointed by the Governor of Kenya Colony, Sir Philip Mitchell, as a second class magistrate in Coast Province in February 1952.[8] Seven months later in September, he was appointed as a District Officer in Embu.[9] He served in this position until December 1955, when he was appointed as a magistrate in Naivasha.[10] Just under three years later, in May 1958, he was appointed to be a District Commissioner in Nyanza Province,[11] relinquishing the position in July of the same year.[12] He was to later be appointed as a courts officer to the Provincial African Courts in Central Province, but this appointment was cancelled in April 1961.[13] The following year in April 1962, he was appointed as the private secretary to the Governor of Kenya Colony, Sir Patrick Muir Renison,[14] an appointment which lasted until May 1963.[15]
He returned to England at some point after this, where he died at Ross-on-Wye in July 2017.
References
edit- ^ "Teams Peter Johnson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1991. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 741.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Peter Johnson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Middlesex, 1947". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ "No. 38384". The London Gazette. 20 August 1948. p. 4633.
- ^ "No. 39053". The London Gazette. 27 October 1950. p. 5359.
- ^ "Essex v Combined Services, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1952. p. 282.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1952. p. 1312.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1955. p. 1312.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1958. p. 550.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1958. p. 782.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1961. p. 504.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1962. p. 354.
- ^ The Kenya Gazette. 1963. p. 500.