Hines Johnson

Hophnie Hobah Hines Johnson (13 July 1910 – 24 June 1987) was a West Indian international cricketer.

Johnson made his first-class debut on 9 March 1935, at the age of 24, playing for Jamaica against the touring Marylebone Cricket Club.

He played six first-class matches between 1935 and 1939, all for Jamaica because organised cricket in the region was interrupted by the outbreak of the Second World War.

Statistically he was the most successful of the West Indian fast bowlers who played in the series, taking five wickets in each innings to lay the foundations of victory in the final Test.

Only fifteen players have taken ten or more wickets in their first Test, and Hines was the first of two West Indians to achieve the feat.

The other West Indian bowler was spinner Alf Valentine, who took 11 wickets on debut in 1950; Johnson also played in the match.