Father: Alistair Campbell
Johnathan Campbell is a left-handed batting allrounder from Zimbabwe who comes from one of the country’s most distinguished cricketing families. The 28-year-old from Harare, son of former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell, made an immediate impact on the international stage, scoring 45 off 24 balls on his T20I debut against Bangladesh in May 2024—the highest score by a Zimbabwe batter on men’s T20I debut. His domestic breakthrough came in the 2023-24 Logan Cup for Southern Rocks, where he had a bumper season with 675 runs in six matches at an average of 61.36, including four centuries, earning him a call-up to the senior Zimbabwe squad. Campbell’s useful leg-spin adds another dimension to his game, making him a genuine allrounder. He made his Test debut in July 2024 against Ireland, capping a remarkable rise through Zimbabwean cricket after first appearing in Afghanistan’s Shpageeza League as a 20-year-old.
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 33 | 18.50 | 65 | 56.92 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| ODIs | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6* | 8.00 | 15 | 53.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| T20Is | 9 | 9 | 1 | 123 | 45 | 15.37 | 101 | 121.78 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| FC | 45 | 79 | 5 | 2500 | 194 | 33.78 | 3507 | 71.28 | 4 | 15 | 296 | 32 | 30 |
| List A | 58 | 52 | 11 | 1550 | 87 | 37.80 | 1827 | 84.83 | 0 | 12 | 135 | 31 | 30 |
| T20s | 47 | 46 | 8 | 638 | 49* | 16.78 | 603 | 105.80 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 17 |
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 84 | 47 | 1 | 1/47 | 1/47 | 47.00 | 3.35 | 84.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 3 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | 6.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC | 45 | 62 | 3327 | 2003 | 53 | 4/62 | 4/95 | 37.79 | 3.61 | 62.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 58 | 43 | 1491 | 1288 | 36 | 5/28 | 5/28 | 35.77 | 5.18 | 41.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 47 | 18 | 241 | 347 | 10 | 3/19 | 3/19 | 34.70 | 8.63 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
He is a batting allrounder who bats left-handed in the middle order and bowls useful leg-spin.
He scored 45 off 24 balls against Bangladesh in May 2024, the highest score by a Zimbabwe batter on men's T20I debut.
He made his Test debut for Zimbabwe against Ireland in July 2024.
In the 2023-24 Logan Cup for Southern Rocks, he scored 675 runs in six matches at an average of 61.36, including four centuries.
Yes, he is the son of former Zimbabwe captain Alistair Campbell, his uncle David Campbell also played for Zimbabwe, and his brother Matthew Campbell is also a cricketer.
He has played for Rangers, Mid West Rhinos, and Southern Rocks in Zimbabwean domestic cricket.
He made his T20 debut as a 20-year-old in Afghanistan's Shpageeza Cricket League in 2017 for Boost Defenders.
He was part of the Zimbabwe Emerging team which won the gold medal at the 13th African Games in March 2024.
