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Neil Clarkson Johnson is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer who played 13 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals between 1998 and 2000. An all-rounder, he bowled right-arm fast-medium and played in the middle order in test matches as an aggressive left-handed batsman. He usually opened the batting in one-day cricket.
Despite making sporadic appearances for Zimbabwe at international level, he made substantial contributions with both bat and ball in crucial match situations. In his brief international career, he made an impact as an aggressive opening batsman and also as an attacking fast bowler. He was an integral member of arguably Zimbabwe's best ODI side during the late 1990s. His career was cut short due to internal politics of Zimbabwe cricket, retiring in 2004 at the age of 34.
Johnson made a name for himself during the 1999 Cricket World Cup campaign, ending as the leading run-scorer as well as the leading wicket-taker for Zimbabwe during the tournament. He scored 367 runs at an average of 52.42 and took 12 wickets at an average of 19.41 in eight matches, where he opened both the batting and bowling. His tally of 367 runs in the 1999 World Cup was the most runs scored by a Zimbabwean in a single World Cup until his record was surpassed by Brendan Taylor during the 2015 tournament.
Johnson was also influential in Zimbabwe's qualification to the Super Six stage of the 1999 World Cup, winning three Man-of-the-Match awards during the tournament. One of those awards came in his side's surprise victory over eventual semi-finalists South Africa. Opening the batting, he top-scored with 76 before dismissing Gary Kirsten with the first ball of the South African chase. He then dismissed Jacques Kallis for a duck and finished with 3 for 27. In the same tournament, he took 2/43 before making an unbeaten 132 against eventual champions Australia at Lord's in a losing cause. During his innings, he hit Shane Warne for four boundaries, adding 114 runs for the second wicket with Murray Goodwin.
During Australia's tour of Zimbabwe in October 1999, during the third ODI at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, Johnson became the fastest Zimbabwean batsman to score 1000 runs in ODIs in just 28 innings. He top-scored for Zimbabwe with 110 during that match, which resulted in a 83 run defeat for Zimbabwe.
After the Zimbabwe's tour of England in 2000, Johnson announced he would be returning to South Africa and joining Western Province to play in the Supersport Series. The Zimbabwe Cricket Union confirmed that it would not renew its contract with him following his departure. He departed due to disputes over payments from the ZCU, and also had a strained relationship with the then head coach of Zimbabwe, David Houghton. He and his teammate Murray Goodwin's unceremonious exits from Zimbabwe cricket marked the beginning of Zimbabwe's decline in the 2000s.
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