The Lord’s Taverners was formed in 1949.
The Lord’s Taverners Australia (ACT Branch) is a branch of the Lord’s Taverners Australia.
You can access the Lord’s Taverners Australia website by clicking here.
Lord’s Taverners Australia office-bearers:
- President, Mr Paul Sheahan AM
- Chairman, Mr John Jeffreys
- Secretary, Mr Michael Martin OAM
- Treasurer, Mr John Jeffreys
The Lord’s Taverners Australia is the Official Charity Partner of Cricket Australia.
The charity work undertaken by the ACT Branch of the Lord’s Taverners is complemented by other Lord’s Taverners branches across Australia. Other Lord’s Taverners branches in Australia are:
- Geelong (Victoria);
- Hunter Region (New South Wales);
- Northern New South Wales;
- Northern Territory;
- Queensland;
- South Australia;
- Sydney (New South Wales);
- Victoria;
- Western Australia; and
- Tasmania.
The Lord’s Taverners is among the leading sporting charities in the UK. To find out more about the Lord’s Taverners (UK), visit its website: www.lordstaverners.org.
Presidents of the Lord’s Taverners (UK):
Sir John Mills (1950-1951)
Mr John Snagge (1952)
Mr Martin Boddey (1953)
Mr Jack Hawkins (1954)
Major A Huskisson (1955)
Mr Tommy Trinder (1956)
Mr Stephen Mitchell (1957)
Sir John Barbirolli (1958)
Sir Ian Jacob (1959)
The Duke of Edinburgh (1960-1961)
Sir Robert Menzies (1962)
Mr Richard Hearne (1963)
Mr John Snagge (1964)
Sir Edward Lewis (1965)
Mr Ronnie Waldman (1966)
Sir Harry Secombe (1967-1968)
Lord Luke of Pavenham (1969)
Mr Brian Rix (1970)
Mr Martin Boddey (1971)
Mr Victor Silvester (1972)
Mr Jimmy Edwards (1973)
Mr Alf Gover (1974)
The Prince of Wales (1975-1976)
Mr Eric Morecambe (1977-1979)
Sir Harry Secombe (1980-1981)
Mr Ronnie Corbett (1982)
Sir Terry Wogan (1983-1984)
Sir David Frost (1985–1986)
Mr Ronnie Corbett (1987)
Mr Tim Rice (1988-1990)
Mr Leslie Crowther (1991-1992)
HRH Prince Edward (1993-1994)
Mr Colin Cowdrey (1995-1997)
Mr Nicholas Parsons (1998-1999)
Mr Tim Rice (2000)
Mr Robert Powell (2001-2002)
Mr Richard Stilgoe (2003-2004)
Mr Mike Gatting OBE (2005-2007)
Mr Bill Tidy (2007-2009)
Mr Chris Tarrant (2009-2011)
Mr Barry Norman (2011-2012)
Mr Chris Cowdrey (2012-2015)
Sir Michael Parkinson (2015-2018)
Sir Trevor McDonald (2018-2020)
Mr David Gower OBE (2020-present)
The Lord’s Taverners also has a chapter in South Africa, which was established in 2016. To find out more about the Lord’s Taverners (South Africa), visit its website: www.lordstaverners.org.za.