A native of the Brisbane suburb of Herston, Mel Johnson umpired in 21 Test matches between 1980 and 1987.
[1] 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 last Test match was between Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane Cricket Ground from 4 to 7 December 1987.
[1] He was also an English teacher at Anglican Church Grammar school circa 1983.
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