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Duncan Hamilton

ダンカン・ハミルトン

Dan'kan Hamiruton

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1958-12-01 （Newcastle upon Tyne）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Newcastle upon Tyne → Nottinghamshire → Leeds → Menston, West Yorkshire

Career

Occupations
journalist, sportswriter, author
Active Years
1979-2024
Affiliations
Nottingham Evening Post, Yorkshire Post

Awards

William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2007
Work: Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough
Category: Overall
Organization: William Hill
Result: winner
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2009
Work: Harold Larwood
Category: Overall
Organization: William Hill
Result: winner
William Hill Sports Book of the Year
2019
Work: The Great Romantic: Cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus
Category: Overall
Organization: William Hill
Result: winner
British Sports Book Awards
2008
Work: Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough
Category: Best Football Book
Organization: British Sports Book Awards
Result: winner
British Sports Book Awards
2010
Work: Harold Larwood
Category: Best Biography
Organization: British Sports Book Awards
Result: winner
Wisden Book of the Year
2010
Work: Harold Larwood
Organization: Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years With Brian Clough

2007 memoir

A memoir detailing 20 years working with Brian Clough at the Nottingham Evening Post, covering his triumphs and personal struggles.

Brian CloughNottingham Forestsports journalism

Harold Larwood

2009 biography

Biography of fast bowler Harold Larwood, central figure in the controversial Bodyline series against Australia in 1932-33.

cricketBodylineAnglo-Australian rivalry

The Great Romantic: Cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus

2019 biography

Exploration of cricket writer Neville Cardus and the golden age of cricket writing.

cricketNeville Cardussports writing

Bibliography

  • Nottingham Forest FC: Thirty Great Years in Photographs
  • Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough
  • Sweet Summers: The Classic Cricket Writing of JM Kilburn
  • Fire and Ashes
  • Harold Larwood
  • Old Big 'ead: The Wit and Wisdom of Brian Clough
  • A Last English Summer
  • The Unreliable Life of Harry the Valet: The Great Victorian Jewel Thief
  • Wisden on Yorkshire: An Anthology
  • The Footballer Who Could Fly: Living in My Father's Black and White World
  • Immortal: The Biography of George Best
  • For the Glory: The Life of Eric Liddell
  • A Clear Sky
  • The Kings of Summer: How Cricket's 2016 County Championship Came down to the Very Last Match of the Season
  • Going to the Match: The Passion for Football
  • The Great Romantic: Cricket and the Golden Age of Neville Cardus
  • One Long and Beautiful Summer: A Short Elegy for Red-Ball Cricket

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed and engaging biographical styleJournalistic prose revealing sports' inner workings
Recurring Motifs
sports biographyBritish sports historycomplex personalities

Legacy

British author and journalist renowned as a three-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, specializing in football and cricket biographies and memoirs.

Trivia

  • Three-time winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year
  • Covered Nottingham Forest's European Cup victories
  • Worked as a newspaper journalist for 32 years in Nottingham and Leeds