correct the bowkers holding the batsmens willey, i heard him say it on radio 3 cricket commentary,
it is confirmed by henry blofeld
The oft-cited quote: "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey" occurred when Michael Holding of the West Indies was bowling to Peter Willey of England in a Test match at The Oval in 1976. Johnston claimed not to have noticed saying anything odd during the match, and that he was only alerted to his gaffe by a letter from "a lady" named "Miss Mainpiece".[11][12] According to Christopher Martin-Jenkins,[13] the cricinfo biography,[14] and the biography by Johnston's son Barry,[15] Johnston never actually made the remark. Barry Johnston says "It was too good a pun to resist...but Brian never actually said that he had spoken the words on air." This is contradicted by Henry Blofeld who claims to have been present at the time