Lord's Taverners

Lord's Taverners

The Lord's Taverners is an English charity dedicated to the promotion of cricket among young people. The name of the organisation derives from its origins; in 1950, a group of cricket-loving actors who regularly met at the Tavern pub in Lord's to enjoy the day's cricket founded the Taverners club. The club's roster of present and former members is a veritable Who's Who of the English social and cultural scene.

These days, it is an officially accredited charity organization that raises funds to promote improved sports facilities and greater participation among young people,(such as Capital Kids' Cricket particularly those with disabilities or special needs. In 2005 it distributed grants of £1.6 million. [http://www.lordstaverners.org/about/history.asp] The Taverners also administers the "Brian Johnston Memorial Trust". It also funds and organizes an indoor Table cricket competition for young cricketers with severe physical and learning disabilities - the Lord's Taverners National Table Cricket Competition.

Past Presidents

* Sir John Mills (1950-1951)
* John Snagge (1952)
* Martin Boddey (1953)
* Jack Hawkins (1954)
* Major A Huskisson (1955)
* Tommy Trinder (1956)
* Stephen Mitchell (1957)
* Sir John Barbirolli (1958)
* Sir Ian Jacob (1959)
* The Duke of Edinburgh (1960-1961)
* Sir Robert Menzies (1962)
* Richard Hearne (1963)
* John Snagge (1964)
* Sir Edward Lewis (1965)
* Ronnie Waldman (1966)
* Sir Harry Secombe (1967-1968)
* Lord Luke of Pavenham (1969)
* Brian Rix (1970)
* Martin Boddey (1971)
* Victor Silvester (1972)
* Jimmy Edwards (1973)
* Alf Gover (1974)
* The Prince of Wales (1975-1976)
* Eric Morecambe (1977-1979)
* Sir Harry Secombe (1980-1981)
* Ronnie Corbett (1982)
* Sir Terry Wogan (1983-1984)
* Sir David Frost (1985-1986)
* Ronnie Corbett (1987)
* Tim Rice (1988-1990)
* Leslie Crowther (1991-1992)
* The Earl of Wessex (1993-1994)
* Colin Cowdrey (1995-1997)
* Nicholas Parsons (1998-1999)
* Tim Rice (2000)
* Robert Powell (2001-2002)
* Richard Stilgoe (2003-2004)
* Mike Gatting (2005-2007)
* Bill Tidy MBE (2007-Present)

Past Chairmen

* Martin Boddey (1950-1952)
* Michael Shepley (1953)
* Stephen Mitchell (1954)
* John Glyn-Jones (1955)
* John Snagge (1956)
* Jack Payne (1958-1959)
* Ronnie Waldman (1959)
* John Snagge (1960-1961)
* Leslie Frewin (1962)
* Roy Rich (1963-1964)
* A C L Bennett (1965-1966)
* Ronnie Waldman (1967)
* Jack Rayfield (1968-1969)
* Ian Carmichael (1970-1971)
* Mark Motho (1972-1973)
* Peter Palmer (1974-1975)
* John Josling (1976-1977)
* Chris Howland (1978-1979)
* Neil Durden-Smith (1980-1981)
* David Evans (1982-1983)
* John Bromley (1984-1985)
* Mervyn Grubb (1986-1987)
* Robin Moors (1988-1989)
* Derek Ufton (1990-1991)
* Brian Baldock (1992-1994)
* Ken Lawrence (1995-1996)
* John Bromley (1997-1999)
* Roger Smith (2000-2001)
* John Ayling (2002-2003)
* Richard Groom (2004-2006)
* Jonathan Rice (2006 to date)

The Young Lord's Taverners

The Young Lord's Taverners is the youth branch of the club. Its membership is represented by cricketers under the age of thirty-five.

Past Presidents

* Will Carling (1991-1996)
* Mark Ramprakash (1997-2003)
* Andrew Flintoff (2004-date)

Past Chairmen

* Tim Howland (1988-1990)
* Roberta Moore (1991-1994)
* Martyn Smith (1995-1996)
* Johnathan Lambert (1997-1999)
* Patrick Smith and Jane White (2000)
* Patrick Smith (2001-2003)
* Robin James and Neil Hunt (2003-2005)
* Neil Hunt (2005 to date)

The Lady Taverners

The Lady Taverners is the ladies' branch of the club. It was established to maintain the tradition of granting honorary membership to the sitting Prime Minister; Margaret Thatcher had been elected premier in 1979 and the Lady Taverners were duly formed, with Mrs Thatcher as its first honorary member.

President

* Rachael Heyhoe-Flint (2001 - date)

Past Chairmen

* Anne Subba Row (1985-1986)
* Diana Thomas (1987-1988)
* Maria Moult (1989-1990)
* Wendy Caller (1991-1992)
* Laura Collins (1993-1994)
* Lesley Balls (1995-1996)
* Chrissie Colbeck (acting) (1997-1998)
* Jean Ratcliff (1998-2000)
* Judy Haggas (2000-2002)
* Aulcie Quinnell (2003-2004)
* Annie Peacock (2004-2005)
* Maggie Smith (2006 to date)

List of Celebrity Members

* Bill Tidy
* Andrew Flintoff
* Mike Gatting
* Chris Tarrant
* Colin Salmon
* Mary Nightingale
* Kevin Keegan
* Robert Powell
* Rory Bremner
* Stephen Fry
* Nick Hancock
* John Kettley
* Lee Dixon

External links

* [http://www.lordstaverners.org/ The Taverners' official website]


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