William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2020 Open for Entries
In winning the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, The Great Romantic, became the sixth cricket book to win the award and the first to do so since Hamilton’s book Harold Larwood won in 2009.
Entries for the 2020 William Hill Sports Book of the Year are now open with any full-length book, the subject of which is predominantly sporting, published between 13th October 2019 and 12th October 2020, eligible for entry.
The Great Romantic: Cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus by Duncan Hamilton (Hodder & Stoughton) was awarded the 2019 William Hill Sports Book of the Year. By winning the £30,000 award, presented by judge Mark Lawson at the Royal Horseguards Hotel in Central London, Duncan Hamilton became the first person to have won the award three times – having previously won in 2007 (Provided You Don’t Kiss Me) and 2009 (Harold Larwood: The Authorized Biography).
In winning the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, The Great Romantic, became the sixth cricket book to win the award and the first to do so since Hamilton’s book Harold Larwood won in 2009.
Previous winners of the prestigious award include Nick Hornby, Brian Moore, and Marcus Trescothick. Football is the most successful topic having won seven awards followed by cricket (six) and boxing (five).
The William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, first awarded in 1989 to True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny by Daniel Topolski and Patrick Robinson, is the world's longest established and most valuable literary sports-writing prize
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