Personal Details
- Date of Birth 28 February 2003
- Position All-rounder
- Batting Style Right Handed Bat
- Bowling Style Right-Arm Off Spin
RuthJohnston
All-rounder
Player Story
One of the top prospects in Queensland’s cricketing ranks, 18 year old Ruth Johnston joins the Hurricanes with an opportunity to play and learn alongside some of the games finest players.
Johnston burst onto the scene in 2021, scoring 865 runs and taking 22 wickets as she was named Queensland’s Premier Cricket player of the season.
Damaging with both bat and ball, Johnston has all the tools to make a big splash at BBL level, and is most certainly a name to watch.
Overall Big Bash Career Stats
41 Matches Played
Batting
Innings
33
Runs
381
Strike rate
101.06
Average
12.7
High Score
63
6s
10
4s
38
Balls faced
377
Not Outs
3
50s
1
100s
0
Bowling
Innings
23
Wickets
18
Runs
393
Dot balls
133
Economy
6.48
Average
21.83
Strike rate
20.22
Overs Bowled
60.10
Best Bowling
4/8
5 Wickets
0
10 Wickets
0
Fielding
Catches
9
Run Outs
0
Awards
Player of the Match
1
Player of the Tournament
0
News
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HURRICANES FIXTURE RELEASED
Media release -
Silver-Holmes Hits the Hurricanes
Media release -
HURRICANES RETURN TO TASSIE FOR WEBER WBBL|08
Media release -
Homegrown Hero signs on for WBBL|08
Media release -
Villani joins 'Canes as Captain
Media release -
Young Star Returns for WBBL|08
Media release -
Johnston, Genford join the Hurricanes
Media release
Videos
Cricket Australia respectfully acknowledges the Traditional custodians of the land, the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Easten Kulin Nation, and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.
Walkabout Wickets by Kirrae Whurrong artist Fiona Clarke (b.1963), represents cricket stars past, present and future, and the meeting places where they play.
Aunty Fiona is is a descendant of James 'Mosquito' Couzens and his brother Jonny Couzens, members of the first Australian cricket team who toured England in 1868.