Trent Johnston

David Trent Johnston usually known as Trent Johnston (born 29 April 1974 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian-born Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he had played for the Ireland cricket team 49 times as of 18 April 2007 and has continued to represent them since that date, playing in five Friends Provident Trophy matches in 2007 at the time of writing. He currently plays for the Railway Union Cricket Club. He played first-class and List A cricket for New South Wales earlier in his career. In October 2007 he published a book "Raiders of the Caribbean" (co-authored with Gerard Siggins) with The O'Brien Press which tells the story of Ireland's remarkable performances in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.

Playing career

New South Wales

Johnston made his first-class debut for New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania in March 1999. He played his only List A match for them in October that year, against Queensland. He played four Pura Cup matches for them in 2000 before his career took him to Ireland.

Ireland

Johnston first played club cricket in Ireland in 1995 and returned for four more seasons,...
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