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,
Simon Mann (cricket commentator) 1996 tour to Zimbabwe. His broadcasting highlight came during the 1999 World Cup when he described the closing overs of the South Africa "vs" Australia semi-final for BBC TV: "It was an exciting, unpredictable one-day game with a dramatic and bizarre finish." Mann is a dedicated Bristol City FC supporter. Simon Mann (cricket commentator) Simon Mann (born 1963 at Bristol), a kinsman of the Mann baronets, is a BBC radio sports commentator, most notable for being a member of the "Test Match Special" team and who also reports on football matches for Radio Five Live. Educated at the University of