Johnson feels chances of a Test recall are good

Wed, Mar 2, '16

During the last year Leon Johnson’s stature as Captain and batsman in West Indies Cricket has been growing rapidly and the 28-year-old is quietly confident of regaining his Test place in the near future. “I think my chances of getting back in the West Indies side are good at the moment but nothing in life is a given so with four possible innings left in the tournament, a couple more big scores won’t do those chances any harm,” Johnson said yesterday after his team defeated the Volcanoes by six wickets on Sunday.

Johnson hit Shane Shillingford for six to end the game as the Jaguars reached 39-4 chasing 39 for victory. The eighth round win here in St Lucia extended the unbeaten streak of the defending champions to 15 matches in PCL four-day cricket as the Jaguars increased their lead to 125 points.

The Jaguars Captain has only converted four of his 30 First-Class scores over fifty but he has scored two centuries in his last three games and seems well on course to rectify that problem. In the last match Ronsford Beaton’s career best 5-43, Raymon Refier’s four-wicket haul and Johnson’ first innings 107 set up the victory inside three days to give the team a well deserved extra rest day yesterday.