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'''Harry Pearson''' (born 1961) is an English journalist and author, specialising in sport. |
'''Harry Pearson''' (born 1961) is an English journalist and author, specialising in sport. |
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He has twice won [[The Cricket Society#The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year|The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year]] award: in 2011 for ''Slipless in Settle'' and in 2018 for ''Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year |url=http://www.cricketsociety.com/awards/the-cricket-society-mcc-book-of-the-year/ |website=The Cricket Society |accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref> Reviewing ''Slipless in Settle'' in ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'', [[Gideon Haigh]] referred to Pearson as "an extremely funny writer who turns a phrase like a [[doosra]]".<ref>[[Gideon Haigh]], "Cricket Books, 2010", ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 2011, p. 122.</ref> |
He has twice won [[The Cricket Society#The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year|The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year]] award: in 2011 for ''Slipless in Settle'' and in 2018 for ''Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine''.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year |url=http://www.cricketsociety.com/awards/the-cricket-society-mcc-book-of-the-year/ |website=The Cricket Society |accessdate=9 July 2018 |archive-date=15 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415232150/http://www.cricketsociety.com/awards/the-cricket-society-mcc-book-of-the-year/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Reviewing ''Slipless in Settle'' in ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'', [[Gideon Haigh]] referred to Pearson as "an extremely funny writer who turns a phrase like a [[doosra]]".<ref>[[Gideon Haigh]], "Cricket Books, 2010", ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' 2011, p. 122.</ref> |
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He has been a regular contributor to the monthly football magazine ''[[When Saturday Comes]]'' for 20 years and has also written a weekly column for ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/authors-dh/harry-pearson/| title = Harry Pearson | publisher = David Higham | accessdate =10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wsc.co.uk/people/49-Writers/180-harry-pearson| title = Harry Pearson | publisher = When Saturday Comes | accessdate =10 July 2018}}</ref> |
He has been a regular contributor to the monthly football magazine ''[[When Saturday Comes]]'' for 20 years and has also written a weekly column for ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.davidhigham.co.uk/authors-dh/harry-pearson/| title = Harry Pearson | publisher = David Higham | accessdate =10 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wsc.co.uk/people/49-Writers/180-harry-pearson| title = Harry Pearson | publisher = When Saturday Comes | accessdate =10 July 2018}}</ref> |
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* ''The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A Bone-shaking Tour through Cycling's Flemish Heartlands'' (2019) |
* ''The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A Bone-shaking Tour through Cycling's Flemish Heartlands'' (2019) |
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* ''The Farther Corner: A Sentimental Return to North-East Football'' (2020) |
* ''The Farther Corner: A Sentimental Return to North-East Football'' (2020) |
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* ''First of the Summer Wine'' (2022) |
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* ''No Pie, No Priest: A Journey through the Folk Sports of Britain'' (2023) |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 08:57, 14 July 2024
Harry Pearson (born 1961) is an English journalist and author, specialising in sport.
He has twice won The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year award: in 2011 for Slipless in Settle and in 2018 for Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine.[1] Reviewing Slipless in Settle in Wisden, Gideon Haigh referred to Pearson as "an extremely funny writer who turns a phrase like a doosra".[2]
He has been a regular contributor to the monthly football magazine When Saturday Comes for 20 years and has also written a weekly column for The Guardian.[3][4]
Books
[edit]- The Far Corner: A Mazy Dribble through North-East Football (1994)
- North Country Fair: Travels among Racing Pigs and Giant Marrows (1996)
- A Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time among the Belgians (1998)
- Around the World by Mouse (2005)
- Achtung Schweinehund!: A Boy's Own Story of Imaginary Combat (2007)
- Dribble!: The Unbelievable Football Encyclopaedia (2007)
- Hound Dog Days: One Dog and His Man: A Story of North Country Life and Canine Contentment (2008)
- Slipless in Settle: A Slow Turn around Northern Cricket (2010)
- Conkers for Goalposts (2010; compiler)
- Housekeepers, Shortlegs and Flemish String: Three Village Sports Clubs in Northumberland (2012)
- The Trundlers: The Military Medium-Paced Story of Cricket's Most Invaluable Breed (2013)
- Connie: The Life of Learie Constantine (2017)
- The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A Bone-shaking Tour through Cycling's Flemish Heartlands (2019)
- The Farther Corner: A Sentimental Return to North-East Football (2020)
- First of the Summer Wine (2022)
- No Pie, No Priest: A Journey through the Folk Sports of Britain (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ "The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year". The Cricket Society. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ Gideon Haigh, "Cricket Books, 2010", Wisden 2011, p. 122.
- ^ "Harry Pearson". David Higham. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Harry Pearson". When Saturday Comes. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
