Brian Johnston 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 1946 until his death in January 1994. Born at the Old Rectory, Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, the youngest of four children (elder siblings were Anne, Michael and Christopher). His paternal grandfather, Reginald Eden Johnston, had been Governor of the Bank of England between 1909 and 1911. The World War II airborne division commander Frederick 'Boy' Browning was his first cousin. On 27 August 1922,
Jim Maxwell (commentator) Jim Maxwell (commentator) James Edward Maxwell AM (born 28 July 1950) is a sports commentator with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation best known for covering cricket. Maxwell played cricket in Sydney at the Cranbrook School and once toured with an Australian Old Collegians team in 1972. In 1973 Maxwell joined the ABC after two unsuccessful attempts. Initially working as trainee, he later moved on to sports commentary. Maxwell is best known for his coverage of Australian cricket. He has provided radio commentary for 297 Tests (as at 4th Test Johannesburg 2018) and numerous One Day Internationals, including sevenWorld Cups. He has