The Awards Panel of the Brian Johnston Memorial Trust met on 26 April 2017 at the head office of the Lord’s Taverners in Chancery Lane and a total of £45,000 was awarded in Johnners Scholarships to 24 young cricketers in need of financial assistance to help with their coaching expenses, as well as a continuing grant in support of the BJMT/ECB Elite Spin Bowling Programme, and the funding of the annual Blind Cricket England & Wales national development festival at Leicester University in September 2017 and the new BCEW UK Women and Girls regional programme.