Book description
Following Brian Johnston's death in 1994, Prime Minister John Major
appeared to speak for the nation when he remarked that 'Summers will
never be the same.' To an Englishman's ears, the sound of leather
against willow will always be closely associated with the cheerful
tones of Johnners.
Brian Johnston was a man who admitted: 'I have this absurd hankering
to make people laugh.' He also summed up his books as 'the meanderings
of a remarkably happy and lucky person, to whom life, like cricket, is
a funny game and still a lot of fun.'
Lovingly edited by his eldest son, Barry, A Delicious Slice of
Johnners is a wonderfully enjoyable compendium of three of
Johnners' best loved books, the autobiographies It's Been a Lot of
Fun and It's a Funny Game, and Rain Stops Play
Brian Johnston will always be remembered as 'The Voice of Cricket'.
He presented more than 700 episodes of
Down Your Way
, but was probably best known for his many years on
Test Match Special
.
