Brian Johnston cricketers requiring financial support and to promote disabled cricket. The trust is now part of the Lord's Taverners. The Johnners Club was also established in his memory at the same time and currently has over 350 members, plus a further 100 regular supporters. The Trust’s income is boosted significantly from the proceeds of the annual Johnners Club Dinner, member subscriptions, and general donations. Brian Johnston Brian Alexander Johnston (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994), nicknamed Johnners, was a British cricket commentator, author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the BBC during a career which lasted from
John McIlwraith (commentator) John McIlwraith (commentator) John McIlwraith (died 30 June 2006) was a Scottish-Canadian humorist, radio broadcaster, newspaper columnist, and commentator. McIlwraith was born in Glasgow, Scotland, but moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, as a young adult. His jobs included working as a coal-stoker on a ferry operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway. McIlwraith hosted a morning radio program in Seattle and wrote columns for newspapers and magazines. From 1990 to 2001, he recorded commentaries for National Public Radio's All Things Considered. After Carnegie Mellon University announced that it would begin offering a degree in the playing of bagpipes, McIlwraith commented that