Managerial career Keith Johnson (cricket administrator)
1 managerial career 1.1 australian services 1.2 1948 tour 1.3 barnes libel case 1.4 aftermath managerial career australian services during world war ii, johnson served in royal australian air force (raaf). enlisted in raaf on 13 april 1942 in sydney. johnson rose rank of flight lieutenant , deployed london, did public relations work @ raaf s overseas headquarters. in june 1945, appointed manager of australian services cricket team on tour of britain victory tests, india , australia mid-1945 early-1946. officially military unit, team s commanding officer squadron leader stan sismey of raaf, although on-field captain warrant officer lindsay hassett of second australian imperial force. wisden cricketers almanack praised johnson s organisational work in arranging services tour: stranger country, found programme in skeleton form; , tour proved such success every point of view due hard work , courtesy. almanack reprinted johnson s message of english cricket community in full before team ...