Brian Johnston
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| Born |
Brian Alexander Johnston 24 June 1912 Little Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 5 January 1994 (aged 81) Westminster, London, England |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Johnners |
| Occupation | Radio commentator, author, television personality |
| Years active | 1946–1993 |
| Known for | BBC cricket commentator |
| Spouse(s) | Pauline Tozer |
| Children | 5 |
Brian Alexander Johnston CBE, MC (24 June 1912 – 5 January 1994), affectionately known as 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 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, his father, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Evelyn Johnston, DSO, MC, who managed the family coffee business, drowned at Widemouth Sands near Bude, Cornwall at the age of 44. In 1924, his mother married one of her husband's military colleagues, Captain Marcus Scully, who became his stepfather. After the marriage ended in divorce, she reverted to her original married name.
He was educated at Temple Grove Preparatory School (1920–25) and then at Eton (1925–31), where he played cricket for the school's 2nd XI. He subsequently went on to New College, Oxford (1931–34), where he graduated with a third in History in 1934. At Oxford he was a keen cricketer, keeping wicket for his college team, Oxford Authentics, and also for the Eton Ramblers and I Zingari, but he never managed to progress to the Varsity side.
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