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- The Lord's Taverners is the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity. Its charitable objective is to give young people a sporting chance'. It was founded in 1950 by a group of actors and BBC employees, led by founding Chairman and member No.1 Martin Boddey, with others including John Mills, Jack Hawkins, John Snagge, Roy Plomley, Gordon Crier, and Brian Johnston. They used to enjoy watching cricket from the Lord's Tavern pub in St John's Wood Road, close by Lord's Cricket Ground. Their headquarters are located in London, with the support of over 50 regions. The Lord's Taverners also benefits from the fundraising activities of The Lady Taverners, Regional Committees and its 5,000 members, many of them work in sport and entertainment. The list includes Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir Alastair Cook, Sir Andrew Strauss, Greg James, Miles Jupp, Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson, Jonathan Agnew and Mike Gatting. (en)
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- The Lord's Taverners is the UK's leading youth cricket and disability sports charity. Its charitable objective is to give young people a sporting chance'. It was founded in 1950 by a group of actors and BBC employees, led by founding Chairman and member No.1 Martin Boddey, with others including John Mills, Jack Hawkins, John Snagge, Roy Plomley, Gordon Crier, and Brian Johnston. They used to enjoy watching cricket from the Lord's Tavern pub in St John's Wood Road, close by Lord's Cricket Ground. (en)
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