The son of Robert Bruce Johnston, he was born at Edinburgh in May 1865. He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy,[1] before attending Clifton College in England.[2] From Clifton College, he matriculated to the University of Edinburgh, and was admitted to the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet in 1890 in his capacity as a solicitor.[3] Johnston played club cricketer for Grange,[4] captaining the club.[1] He first played for Scotland in a minor match against the touring Parsees in 1886. He continued to represent Scotland in minor matches throughout the 1890s, later captaining the side against the touring Australians in 1902,[5] although the match was not afforded first-class status. He subsequently captained Scotland against the Australians in 1905, which was their first match to be afforded first-class status.[6] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 13 runs by Bill Howell in Scotland's first innings, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Tibby Cotter.[7]
Outside of cricket, Johnston played inter-city rugby and was noted as being an able footballer and golfer;[5] in golf, he was a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and was successful in golf competitions held there in 1893 and 1894, winning silver and gold respectively, and was subsequently recorder for the club.[1] His membership of Scottish golf clubs extended to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. Johnston assisted at the University of Edinburgh as secretary to its curators.[1] He died suddenly on 15 February 1910, while attending the Edinburgh University Ball.[5]
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^ abcdEdinburgh Academy Register 1824–1914. Edinburgh: T. & A. Constable. 1914. p. 357.
^Borwick, F.; King, J. E. (1912). Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 166.
^Hannay, Robert Kerr (1936). The Society of Writers to His Majesty's Signet. Society at the University Press. p. 193.
^"Grange Cricket Club 175" (PDF). www.grangecricket.org. p. 19. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^ abc"Wisden - Obituaries in 1910". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^"First-Class Matches played by Hubert Johnston". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^"Scotland v Australians, 1905". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
hubert, johnston, cricketer, robert, herbert, hubert, johnston, 1865, february, 1910, scottish, first, class, cricketer, solicitor, hubert, johnstonpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, herbert, johnstonborn1, 1865edinburgh, midlothian, scotlanddied1, februar. Robert Herbert Hubert Johnston 1 May 1865 15 February 1910 was a Scottish first class cricketer and solicitor Hubert JohnstonPersonal informationFull nameRobert Herbert JohnstonBorn1 May 1865Edinburgh Midlothian ScotlandDied1 February 1910 1910 02 01 aged 44 Edinburgh Midlothian ScotlandBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1905ScotlandCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 13Batting average 6 50100s 50s Top score 13Catches stumpings 2 Source Cricinfo 1 November 2022 The son of Robert Bruce Johnston he was born at Edinburgh in May 1865 He was educated at the Edinburgh Academy 1 before attending Clifton College in England 2 From Clifton College he matriculated to the University of Edinburgh and was admitted to the Society of Writers to Her Majesty s Signet in 1890 in his capacity as a solicitor 3 Johnston played club cricketer for Grange 4 captaining the club 1 He first played for Scotland in a minor match against the touring Parsees in 1886 He continued to represent Scotland in minor matches throughout the 1890s later captaining the side against the touring Australians in 1902 5 although the match was not afforded first class status He subsequently captained Scotland against the Australians in 1905 which was their first match to be afforded first class status 6 Batting twice in the match he was dismissed for 13 runs by Bill Howell in Scotland s first innings while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Tibby Cotter 7 Outside of cricket Johnston played inter city rugby and was noted as being an able footballer and golfer 5 in golf he was a member of the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers and was successful in golf competitions held there in 1893 and 1894 winning silver and gold respectively and was subsequently recorder for the club 1 His membership of Scottish golf clubs extended to The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews Johnston assisted at the University of Edinburgh as secretary to its curators 1 He died suddenly on 15 February 1910 while attending the Edinburgh University Ball 5 References edit a b c d Edinburgh Academy Register 1824 1914 Edinburgh T amp A Constable 1914 p 357 Borwick F King J E 1912 Clifton College Register 1862 to 1962 Bristol J W Arrowsmith Ltd p 166 Hannay Robert Kerr 1936 The Society of Writers to His Majesty s Signet Society at the University Press p 193 Grange Cricket Club 175 PDF www grangecricket org p 19 Retrieved 1 November 2022 a b c Wisden Obituaries in 1910 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 1 November 2022 First Class Matches played by Hubert Johnston CricketArchive Retrieved 1 November 2022 Scotland v Australians 1905 CricketArchive Retrieved 1 November 2022 External links editHubert Johnston at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hubert Johnston cricketer amp oldid 1145956350, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
