William Hill Sports Book of the Year
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Edition 11 (1999) Winner
Derek Sydney Birley
デレク・シドニー・バーーリー
Dereku Shidonī Bārī
Aliases:
Sir Derek Birley
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-05-31 （West Yorkshire）
- Died
- 2002-05-14 age 75
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English, Russian, Chinese
- Residence History
- West Yorkshire → Cambridge → Liverpool → Northern Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- educationalist, education administrator, writer, Vice-Chancellor
- Active Years
- 1944-1991
- Affiliations
- University of Ulster
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemsworth Grammar School | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Queens' College, Cambridge | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
Hemsworth Grammar School
English
Country:
United Kingdom
Local grammar school
Queens' College, Cambridge
English
Year of Graduation:
1951
Country:
United Kingdom
Ex-serviceman's scholarship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Aberdare Literary Prize | Land of Sport and Glory | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1999 | William Hill Sports Book of the Year | A Social History of English Cricket | — | — | 受賞 |
Aberdare Literary Prize
1995
Work:
Land of Sport and Glory
Result:
受賞
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
1999
Work:
A Social History of English Cricket
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Willow Wand
1979 Sports HistoryA strikingly original and robustly demythologising book on cricket myths
CricketDemythologising
A Social History of English Cricket
1999 Sports HistoryA social history of English cricket
CricketSocial History
Bibliography
- The Education Officer and His World (1970)
- An Equal Chance (1971)
- Planning and Education (1972)
- Opportunities at Sixteen (1978)
- The Willow Wand (1979)
- Sport and the Making of Britain (1993)
- Land of Sport and Glory (1995)
- Playing the Game (1995)
- A Social History of English Cricket (1999)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- OriginalDemythologising
- Recurring Motifs
- Sports HistoryCricketSocial History
Legacy
Distinguished contributions to education administration and sports history, knighted for services to education
In Popular Culture
- University of Ulster named Sir Derek Birley Learning Resource Centre after him
Trivia
- Joint winner with J.G. Ballard in Varsity short story competition
- Voted best cricket book of all time for The Willow Wand