Shortlisted in the Best Biography and Best Cricket Book categories of the British Sports Book Awards 2011.
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2010.
Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal
recollection, A Last English Summer is an honest and passionate
reflection on cricket's past, present and future. A memorable and acutely observed portrait of one summer of cricket from
an award-winning sports writer who has watched and loved cricket since
he was a boy, it is essential reading for anyone who cares about the
English game.
Combining reportage, anecdote, biography, history and personal recollection, 'A Last English Summer' is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket's past, present and future.