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
British Universities cricket team also played first-class matches against the New Zealanders in 1994 and the West Indians in 1995. From the 1995 season onwards the team was renamed British Universities, partly to reflect the fact that players were now increasingly coming from outside Oxford University Cricket Club and Cambridge University Cricket Club, both of which have had first-class cricket status since the 19th century. The team played under its new title in the Benson & Hedges Cup until the end of the 1998 season when the competition was restructured. They played another 11 first-class matches, all against touring international sides, until their final