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Thank you to all those who attended the annual drinks party to celebrate Brian Johnston’s birthday on 24th June. Barry, Clare and Andrew Johnston joined a gathering of Johnners club members at the Lord’s Taverners headquarters in Victoria to enjoy a glass or two of wine and some very tasty nibbles and to remember Brian on what would have been his 98th birthday. We hope to welcome even more members to the party next year (and put 24th June 2012 in your diary for his centenary!)

BRIAN JOHNSTON SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 2009

The BJMT Awards Panel met on 21st April 2010 to make the annual Johnners Awards. A total of £21,500 was given in scholarships and awards to help promising young cricketers to fulfil their potential. Once again we are grateful for the generosity and support of Johnners Club members, who have enabled us to make these awards.

(1) ECB Recommended Scholars.

On the recommendation of the ECB Performance Department, Brian Johnston cricket scholarships totalling £11,000 were awarded to the following young cricketers:

• Guy Balmford. Guy is 16 and from Chelmsford and he attends Brentwood School . He was a member of the London & East side at the 2009 Bunbury Festival and he was selected for the England Under-15 side. He was awarded a contract with the Graham Gooch Essex Cricket Academy in 2009/10.
• Tom Costley. A 13-year-old bowling all-rounder, Tom has been selected for the Oxfordshire Under-13 team.
• Nick Harrison. Nick is 18 years old and from Wiltshire and he is in the Worcestershire Academy.
• Brett Hutton. A 17-year-old right hand batsman and medium-fast bowler from Nottinghamshire, Brett has represented his county and regional side for three seasons. In 2008 he opened the batting for his local club and took his first senior hat-trick at 15.
• Rob Keogh. Rob is 18 years old and from Dunstable and he is on the Northamptonshire Academy.
• Graeme McCarter. Graeme is a 17-year-old right arm seamer from Northern Ireland . He was selected for the Ireland Under-19 World Cup squad in 2009/10 two years young. He trains at Gloucestershire Academy.
• Craig Miles. Craig is a 16-year-old fast bowler and plays for Gloucestershire Academy . At only 13 years old he represented the County 2nd XI against Glamorgan. He also played for Gloucestershire 2nd XI in 2009 and was selected for the England Under-15s.
• Tymal Mills. Tymal is 17 years old and is a fast left arm bowler from Suffolk . He was the first Suffolk player to be invited to train with the Graham Gooch Essex Cricket Academy.
• Liam Norwell. Liam is an 18-year-old fast bowler from Cornwall , who started working with Gloucestershire in 2009. He is expected to feature in the 2nd XI in 2010.
• Ollie Stone. Ollie is 16 and in his second year on the Northamptonshire Academy . He is hoping to move to Moulton College in Northampton.
• Reece Topley. A 16-year-old left arm seam bowler, Reece is the youngest member of the Graham Gooch Essex Cricket Academy . He attends the Royal Hospital School in Suffolk . In 2009 Reece was part of the London & Regional squad at the Bunbury Festival. He gained his England Under-15 cap and is part of the ECB fast bowling group.
• Josh Wingfield. A 16-year-old fast bowler from Redruth in Cornwall , Josh has started training at Gloucestershire this year. He is a highly talented cricketer with the potential to become a first class opening bowler.
• Sam Wood. Sam is 16 and a batsman from Nottinghamshire. He plays for the 2nd XI regional team and represented Nottinghamshire 1st XI against Leicestershire in 2008.

Female Scholars:

• Isabelle Collis. Isabelle is 13 years old and currently the captain of Berkshire Under-13s and also plays for the Under-15 and Under-17 squads. She has been awarded the Clare Connor Scholarship to Brighton College.
• Gwenan Davies. Gwenan is from Swansea and is currently a member of the England Under-17 Girls Cricket Development Squad and played for the Wales Senior Ladies team in 2008/09. She was selected for the ECB Junior Super 4s and for the England Under-17 Development Squad.

(2) Blind Cricket.

The Brian Johnston Memorial Trust is proud to continue its support of the England Blind Cricket Team and a grant of £5,000 was awarded towards the cost of funding an eight-team tournament at York University , designed to introduce young players to the international version of blind cricket. An additional grant of £5,500 was given to the Cricket 4 Change development programme. This offers blind and visually impaired school children the opportunity to participate in out of school cricket clubs.

News about former Johnners scholars

• Lynsey Askew: A promising fast-medium bowler and right-hand bat, Lynsey made her Twenty20 International debut for the England Women's team in 2006 and her ODI debut in India the following year. She plays for Kent and in 2006 she was a member of the Kent Women's XI who won the Lady Taverners County Championship.
• Karanjit Bansal: A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler from Nottinghamshire, Karanjit is currently on the county Academy . He has also received a scholarship to Worksop College .
• William Beer: William, from Sussex , was selected by the ECB to take part in an enhanced England Performance Programme in November 2009.
• Danny Briggs: Danny is on the Hampshire Academy programme. He had a very successful 2007 with major contributions in the Hampshire Under-17 team that won the ECB national competition and the Academy Premier League team. He also made his debut for the Second XI and was selected for the ECB National Skill Set programme at Loughborough.
• Theo Brooks: Represented the Northants Academy and 2nd XI in 2005, and has also worked with Terry Jenner as part of the wrist spin programme.
• Maurice Chambers: Made several appearances for Essex 2nd XI in 2005 and made his first class debut against Derbyshire.
• Maruf Chowdhury: A right-handed batsman and bowler and a member of the Middlesex Academy . Maruf played for the England Under-17 team against Pakistan in 2007. He played for the Middlesex Second XI in 2008.
• Holly Colvin: A 2005 Johnners scholar, Holly hit the headlines when she made her debut at the age of 15 for the England Women's XI and took 3 for 67 in the First Ashes Test at Hove . She is now 20 years old and has matured into a high-class spin bowler. She has been a member of three victorious Ashes squads and was the leading wicket-taker with nine scalps in the 2009 World Twenty20 tournament in England . Holly is now the No. 1 ranked bowler in one-day international women's cricket and was named the UK Sport ‘Young Sportswoman of the Year' at the 2009 Sportswomen Awards.
• Joanne Cook: Joanne is a right-handed bat and off spin bowler and an Essex Academy player. In 2007 she captained the Essex Under-17 side and was a member of the Essex Womens' team. Joanne captained the winning Essex team in the Junior Super 4s in 2008 and played for the Essex Womens' team that gained promotion in the County Championship.
• Simon Cusden: A right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler, Simon played for Kent from 2004–06 and for Derbyshire in 2007. He represented England Under-19s on tour in Australia in 2003/04 and also played against Bangladesh in 2004.
• Liam Dawson: Liam is a very talented all-rounder, a top order batsman and slow left arm bowler. He played for Hampshire 2nd XI in 2006 and took wickets regularly as well as scoring two half centuries. He was contracted on to the professional staff with Hampshire for 2007. Played for England Under-19 XI and took 6 wickets in First Test against Pakistan in August 2007. He scored his maiden first class century in 2008. Liam was selected for the enhanced England Performance Programme in November 2009.
• Adam Dobb: Adam is a young batsman from Nottinghamshire and was selected for the Midlands region Under-14 team in 2007. He was also selected for the Notts Under-17 side two years ahead of his age.
• Kathryn Doherty: Kathryn plays for Yorkshire and has played in several seasons of Super 4s. She is a talented fast bowler and a member of the England Development Squad. In 2006 she was a member of the England Under-21 team which won the Under-21 European Cup.
• Jack Edwards: Jack is a left arm seamer and left-hand batsman for the Midlands Under-15 squad. He has been a member of the Worcestershire Academy since 2008.
• Georgia Elwiss: A right-arm fast medium bowler and middle order bat from Nottinghamshire , Georgia joined the Women's National Academy and made her debut for England Under-21s in 2006. She was the leading wicket-taker for the England Under-21 team on their tour of Holland in 2007. She was named Staffordshire Player of the Year in 2008 and is currently the Staffordshire Womens' captain. She was a member of the England Womens' squad who won the ICC Twenty20 World Cup in 2009.
• Mark Footitt: A talented right-hand batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler from Nottinghamshire, Mark took 4 for 45 on his Championship debut at the age of 19 against Glamorgan in 2005. He also played for England Under-19 in two Tests against Sri Lanka recording career best figures of 6 for 93 and 5 for 74. He has made several first class appearances for Nottinghamshire but suffered from a succession of injuries and he has signed to play for Derbyshire in 2010.
• Billy Godleman: A left-handed batsman and right-arm spin bowler, Billy was named the Bunbury Under-15 Player of the Year in 2004. The following year he made his first-class debut for Middlesex at the age of only 16. Since then he has played for England Under-19 in Tests and ODIs and he was picked for the enhanced England Performance Programme in 2009. Billy left Middlesex and signed a three year deal with Essex in August 2009.
• Kirmany Gregor: Played for Leicester Under-19 in 2005.
• Jenny Gunn: A Johnners scholar in 2004, Jenny is an all-rounder and is now an established member of the victorious England Women's cricket team who won the ICC World Cup and the World Twenty20, and retained the Ashes, all in 2009. They were named ‘Team of the Year' at the 2009 Sportswomen Awards.
• Imran Hassan: Imran is a talented leg spinner and a batsman. He represented both the England Under-15 and Under-16 sides in 2007. He was awarded the Glamorgan Academy Player of the Year in 2008.
• Danielle Hazell: Danielle is a top order bat and off spinner from Durham . She is a member of the Durham Academy .
• Kyle Hogg: One of our first Johnners scholars, Kyle is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler. He has played for Lancashire since 2001.
• Charlotte Horton: Charlotte is a tall fast bowler with lots of potential. She played in the Super 4s in 2005 and was in the England Development Squad. During 2006 she played for England A, England Development XI and was vice captain of the England U21 team.
• Dominic Hurst: A right-handed batsman and bowler, Dominic is an Essex Academy player. He represented the South at the Under-17 National Festival in 2007 and also played for the Essex Second XI.
• Najaf Iqbal: Najaf is a fast medium bowler and a promising seamer. He is part of the Glamorgan Academy and went on the West of England tour to the West Indies in 2007.
• Ross Jenkins: Ross is a highly talented young batsman who is currently attending Millfield School on a full sporting scholarship.
• Laura Joyce: Laura was invited to join the MCC Young Cricketers scheme at Lord's in 2004 and is only the third female recruit to be invited to take part.
• Simon King: Simon played for Surrey after school season finished in 2006. An off spin bowler, he was impressive for the county taking 5 wickets three times in the 2nd XI championship. He attended the ECB's Spin Master Class at Derby and played for the ECB DOE XI versus the touring Indian U19 team. He was awarded a full time contract with Surrey in 2007.
• Natalie Lane : Natalie was also invited to join the MCC Young Cricketers scheme at Lord's, making her only the fourth female recruit to take part in the scheme. Natalie was Captain of the England U21 team in 2005 and Captain of the England A team in 2006. She plays for Kent CCC, who won the Lady Taverners County Championship in 2006, and currently works as a fitness instructor.
• Mark Lawson: In 2004 Mark became the first student of the ECB/BJMT Wrist Spin Programme to make his first-class debut, taking 5-62 for Yorkshire against Durham , as well as playing for England U19. In 2006 he established himself in the Yorkshire team and took 6-88 in an innings against Middlesex towards the end of the season. In 2009 he played for Derbyshire.
• David Lloyd: A hard-hitting batsman, David is part of the Glamorgan Academy . He represented England at Under-15 level in 2007.
• Jaik Mickleburgh: Jaik is a right-handed batsman and bowler. In 2007 he was on the Essex Academy and played for the county's Second XI and Norfolk Minor County . He was also named as the young player of the year for Norfolk . Jaik made his first class debut for Essex in 2008 and scored 60 against Leicestershire in his first match. He was selected to take part in the England Performance Programme in 2009.
• Bhargav Modha: Another promising leg spinner, Bhargav Modha is a member of the Leicestershire Academy and represented ECB Schools in 2004.
• Michael Munday: One of our earliest 'Johnners Leggies', Michael played for Oxford UCCE in 2004, as well as Somerset 2nd XI and England U19 in the Test v Bangladesh .
• Phil Mustard: A first class wicket-keeper and batsman, Phil has played for Durham since 2005. He is the first Johnners Scholar to be named as a member of the full England squad and in 2008 he made his debut for England in the one-day series in New Zealand . He was England 's top scorer with a personal best 83 in the fourth one-day international at McLean Park , Napier, where the match ended in a tie. Phil has been a key member of the victorious Durham team who have won the County Championship for two years running in 2008 and 2009.
• Jake Needham: Jake is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler. He made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in 2006, having played for two years in the Second XI. He has been awarded a contract to stay at Derbyshire until at least 2010.
• Michael Parsons: A good young fast bowler, Michael played for Somerset in 2004.
• Azeem Rafiq: Was Under-15 captain of England , North and Yorkshire in 2006. Represented Yorkshire at Under-17. Shortlisted for the Sony national awards (Asian TV) for young sporting achievements, he was 2006 BBC Young Sports Personality for Yorkshire . He was also awarded the Yorkshire CCC Academy Player of the Year in 2008. He has been appointed as England 's captain in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand .
• Ebony Rainford-Brent: Ebony made her debut as a member of the full England Women's team in 2007. Since then they have won the ICC World Cup and the World Twenty20, and retained the Ashes, all in 2009. They were named the 2009 ‘Team of the Year' by the Sports Journalists Association at the annual British Sports Awards.
• Adil Rashid: Adil Rashid is another student of our ECB/BJMT Wrist Spin Programme. In July 2006, at the age of 18, he took 6 for 67 from 28 overs on his County Championship debut for Yorkshire and is the first English-born Asian player for the county. Rashid, a Johnners scholar in 2003 and 2005, also scored a century for England Under-19 against India Under-19 and in the first innings of the same match took 8 Indian wickets for 157 runs. In August 2007 he made his maiden first-class century scoring 108 for Yorkshire against Worcestershire at Kidderminster . In September 2007 Adil was named the Cricket Writers' Club 2007 Young Cricketer of the Year and also the PCA Young Player of the Year. In 2008 Adil was the second highest wicket taker in all first class cricket and the country's leading spinner. Since then he has been a member of the England touring squads in India , West Indies and South Africa and he made his international debut in the 2009 ICC Twenty20 World Cup, playing in four of England 's five games.
• Ollie Raynor: Sussex CCC 2nd XI Player of the Year in 2005, he was awarded a full two-year professional contract with the club. He has played regularly for Sussex since 2008 and was selected for the England Performance Programme in November 2009.
• Adam Rouse: After a good year in 2006 playing as a wicket-keeper/batsman for Hampshire and West of England Under-14s, Adam played for Hampshire Academy and West of England in 2007.
• Scott Stanworth: Scott represented England Under-17 in 2005 and has been an Academy player at Lancashire since 2006. He was voted Lancashire young cricketer of the year in 2007 and has played for the county Second XI.
• Anya Shrubsole: A talented right-handed bat and medium-fast bowler from Bath CC and Somerset , Anya played for the England Under-21s in 2007. She made her ODI and Twenty20 International debut for England in 2008 and won the Most Promising Young Womens' Cricketer Award at the end of the 2008 season. She was a member of the World Cup winning England Womens' team in Australia in 2009 and she has been selected for the squad to tour India in 2010.
• David Stiff: David is 6 ft 5 ins and is a promising fast bowler. He made his first-class debut for Kent in 2004 and was also part of the England squad for the 2004 Under-19 World Cup in Bangladesh . He moved to Leicestershire in 2007 and then joined Somerset in 2009. He took a career best five for 91 against Hampshire at Taunton and has been awarded a new contract with Somerset for 2010.
• Matthew Thompson: Matthew is a wicket-keeper and left-handed opening batsman and has played regularly for Devon since he was under 10. He has played for the Devon Development Squad and also for the Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 sides. In 2008 as a wicket-keeper he caught 13 and stumped 2, which is the most ever in Devon at his age group. He has his level 2 coaching award.
• Jasmine Titmuss: A promising swing bowler from Northamptonshire. Jasmine played for Nottinghamshire CCC in 2007. She also played for the England Under-21 team that won the European Cup in Holland, as well as being selected for the England A team against South Africa and later for the full England squad.
• Mervyn Westfield: A member of the Essex Academy, Mervyn played 4 first class games and 2 one day games for Essex in 2006. He averaged 38 with the ball, with a best of 4-72. He also played 2nd XI cricket and is in the squad for the U19 tour to Sri Lanka in 2007. He continues to further his education at Havering College and has been awarded a two-year professional contract with Essex from 2007.
• Tom Westley: A right-hand opening batsman and off-spin bowler from Essex, Tom has been awarded a two year contract with Essex CCC. He played for England Under-19s and took 7 wickets in the First Test against Pakistan in August 2007 and was also selected for the World Cup squad in 2008.
• Rebecca Williams: An opening bat from Wales, playing at Bath and for Somerset , Becky also played for the England Under-21 team in 2007.
• Sam Wood: Sam is a talented young batsman. He played for Nottinghamshire Under-17 in 2007 and was also selected for the Midlands Regional Under-14 side. He has played for the Second XI regional team and in 2008 he represented Nottinghamshire 1st XI against Leicestershire.
• Danni Wyatt: An opening batter and off-spin bowler from Staffordshire, Danni played for the England A team against South Africa in 2007 and was selected for the England Women's winter training squad.

BJMT News

Richard Anstey, a recently retired solicitor and currently Chairman of the Surrey Cricket Board Clubs Committee, joined the Lord's Taverners in July 2000 as the administrator of the BJMT and Johnners Club. Richard would be very happy to meet Johnners Club members, who care to look into the Lord's Taverners office, but please call to check when he is due in by either phoning him directly on 020 7821 2821 or email: bjmt@lordstaverners.org