Peter Johnson (cricketer, born 1926)

Johnson 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]

Soon 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 thi 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.

• Peter Johnson at ESPNcricinfo