popped it back into its socket and carried on bowling to Johnson. 1975 - 1976 In this period, Johnson played only sporadically. He did, however, make two first-class career bests. In May, against Nottinghamshire, he scored 69. In June, in what became his last first-team match, he claimed 5 for 74 in the second innings against Oxford University. Early in 1975, at age 21, Johnson announced his plan to leave the Worcestershire team in the following September to pursue an interest in journalism. He did play for the Old Malvernians in The Cricketer Cup, a 55-overs per team knock-out competition for the Old Boys of Britain's thirty-two leading private schools. Johnson played two match-winning innings to propel the Old Malvernians to the Cup final. He top-scored with 70 runs against Old Tonbridgians and 72 runs against the Old Carthusians. In the final at Burton's Court, the Old Malvernians beat the Old Harrovians by 97 runs. Johnson scored 21 runs and took 3 wickets for 22 in 9.3 overs. The Old Malvernian winners' prize was a weekend trip to the sponsor, Moët et Chandon's vineyards in Epernay. Celebrity team matches After leaving Worcestershire, Johnson played occasional games of cricket for club and charity teams. While working as a newspaper sub-editor, Johnson played for the El Vino's XI, a team named for El Vino's, a wine bar and restaurant on Fleet Street. Johnson went on tours with El Vino's XI to Alderney, Jersey, Guernsey and Gibraltar. Squash After retiring from cricket, Johnson played squash. He was a captain of the Hampstead-Abraxas squash club. In the early 1980s, the club won the division two championship. From 1985 to 1987, while a sub-editor in Australia, Johnson played in the Sydney pennant championship for the Hiscoes squash club of Surry Hills, Sydney. He also played for the Bahamas in the North Caribbean Squash Championships in 1995. Journalism From 1972, during the English county cricket off-season winter months, Johnson was employed as a trainee reporter on The Tribune newspaper in Nassau. In October 1975, he became a trainee journalist with Thomson Newspapers, owned by Lord Thomson of Fleet. He worked at the Hemel Hempstead Evening Post-Echo and studied at the Harlow College of Journalism in Essex. This training was followed by one year's cadetship at Reuters. Conflict with the Bahamian Prime Minister Johnson returned to Nassau in 1976. At The Tribune, the national newspaper, two chief