 Johnston 's best match performance came in the only loss in the Third Test at Adelaide . This happened when captain Lindsay Hassett was a late withdrawal due to injury , leaving Australia with an unbalanced team with only four specialist batsmen who could not consolidate the work done by the five specialist bowlers . It was in this match that Johnston passed 100 Test wickets , the fastest player to do so . Exploiting a wet patch at the striker 's end , Johnston took 6 / 62 in the first innings as 22 wickets fell on the first day in treacherous batting conditions ; however he was unable to stop an Australian defeat , taking only 1 / 50 in the second innings as the tourists reached their target of 233 with six wickets in hand . 
