Melville William (Mel) Johnson (born 17 May 1942) is an Australian Test cricket match umpire who accumulated a ten-year career total of 67 first-class matches between 1978 and 1988.

A native of the Brisbane suburb of Herston, Mel Johnson umpired 21 Test matches between 1980 and 1987. His first match, between Australia and West Indies, held at Adelaide Oval from 26 to 30 January 1980, was won by the visitors by a massive 408 runs. Johnson's partner was Max O'Connell.

Mel Johnson

Johnson's last Test match was between Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane Cricket Ground from 4 to 7 December 1987. It was won by Australia by 9 wickets with David Boon scoring a century and Craig McDermott, Bruce Reid and Merv Hughes sharing the wickets. Johnson's colleague was Tony Crafter.

Mel Johnson

Johnson also umpired 49 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1988.

Mel Johnson

He was also an English teacher at Anglican Church Grammar school circa 1983.

See also

List of Test cricket umpires

List of One Day International cricket umpires

References

External links

1942 births

Living people

Australian Test cricket umpires

Australian One Day International cricket umpires

Sportsmen from Queensland

People educated at Brisbane State High School

Sportspeople from Brisbane