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Cricket and the golden age of neville cardus duncan hamilton on. Duncan hamilton wins william hill sports book of the year for third. A former regional daily deputy editor has won a prestigious sports writing prize for a record third time. He has also claimed two british sports book awards and is the only writer to have won the wisden cricket book of the year on three occasions. Hamilton bookseller company that contains many of the titles shown on this site. Duncan hamilton is an investigative journalist and a celebrated, awardwinning sportswriter who has been nominated for the foremost sports prize in the uk the william hill five times and won it twice. Duncan hamilton is an awardwinning sportswriter and author who has twice won the foremost sports writing prize in the uk the william hill and been nominated an. Keep up to date with all his news and new releases. The great romantic and millions of other books are available for instant. Duncan hamilton is already a multiple awardwinning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the. Cricket and the golden age of neville cardus won the william hill sports book of the year award. While popularising cricket while appealing, in cardus words to people who didnt know a legbreak from the pavilion cat at lords he became a star in his own right with exquisite phrasemaking, disdain for statistics and.
Duncan hamilton born december 1958 is a british author and newspaper journalist and threetime winner of the prestigious william hill sports book of the year award. Duncan hamilton is already a multiple awardwinning sports writer, but it is hard to imagine he will write a better book than this superb, elegiac portrait of the sociable, feted, but ultimately unknowable, man who virtually invented modern sports writingthis is writing every bit the equal of cardus himself. His finer achievement though, is to give a sense of a good man. One of 50 copiessigned by adrian hamilton for the mg car club johannesburg. Duncan hamilton is a journalist who has won two william hill sports book of the year prizes. The great romantic by duncan hamilton world of books. Duncan hamilton has become the first person to win the william hill sports book of the year three times after he scooped the 2019 prize for. Duncan hamilton has won three william hill sports book of the year prizes. Articles by duncan hamilton the guardian, daily mail, the. The untold and inspiring story of eric liddell, hero of chariots of fire, from his olympic medal to his missionary work in china to his last, brave years in a japanese work camp during wwiimany people will remember eric liddell as the olympic gold medalist from the. For the glory by duncan hamilton penguin books australia.
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He is the author of the 2007 william hill sports book of the year, provided you dont. The untold and inspiring story of eric liddell, hero of chariots of fire, from his olympic medal to his missionary work in china to his last, brave years in a japanese work camp during wwiimany people will remember eric liddell as the olympic gold medalist from the academy award winning film chariots of fire. British author and journalist duncan hamilton has today won the prestigious william hill sports book of the year award for a record third. Duncan hamiltons provided you dont kiss me won the william hill sports book of the year for 2007 and a british sports book award in 2008. It does all this, of course, as hamilton has fine form, being a double winner of the william hill sports book of the year. The triumph of duncan hamilton s moving, inspiring book is not that it covers brilliantly an exhilarating, unlikely sporting career. Dec 05, 2019 duncan hamilton has won the 31st william hill sports book of the year award, becoming the only author in its history to have won three times. Duncan hamilton the guardian, daily mail, the times. Duncan hamilton journalist last updated december 08, 2019. His colourful and extrovert personality often overshadowed his genuine talent. Duncan was to be their guest of honour at the icicle rally july 1994, but died before the event.
Winner of the william hill sports book of the year, this is the first ever. Duncan hamilton born december 1958 is a british author and newspaper journalist and threetime winner of the prestigious william hill sports book of the. Hamilton debuts the first book in a fastmoving trilogy. Jul 26, 2016 duncan hamilton is also the author of the 2007 william hill sports book of the year, provided you dont kiss me. Hamilton 143 members last activity mar 23, 2020 04. Hamilton becomes first threetime william hill sports book of.
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