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,
British Cricket Balls Ltd the first-ever six-seam cricket ball, which was presented to the then Prince of Wales and used for the 1780 English cricket season. In 1851, their triple-sewn ball won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition. And in 1881, another Dukes ball won a gold medal at the Melbourne International Exhibition. In 1920, Duke & Son merged with John Wisden & Co, a manufacturer of cricket bats. In 1999, the company introduced the controversial white ball for that year's Cricket World Cup. British Cricket Balls Ltd British Cricket Balls Ltd is a British sports equipment company, specialising in cricket equipment. The