British Sports Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2018) Winner
John Woodcock
ジョン・ウッドコック
John Woodcock
Aliases:
Sage of Longparish
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-08-07 （Longparish, Hampshire, England）
- Died
- 2021-07-18 （Longparish, Hampshire, England） age 94
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Longparish, Hampshire, England
Career
- Occupations
- cricket writer, journalist, editor
- Active Years
- 1948-2020
- Affiliations
- The Times, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Cricket Writers' Club, Marylebone Cricket Club
- Memberships
- Cricket Writers' Club (President 1986-2004), Marylebone Cricket Club (committee member)
- Influenced By
- E. W. Swanton
- Influenced
- Alan Gibson
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Edward's School, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Oxford | Geography | Geography | fourth class honours, diploma in education | — | United Kingdom |
Dragon School
Country:
United Kingdom
Primary education
St Edward's School, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary education
Trinity College, Oxford
Geography
/ Geography
Degree:
fourth class honours, diploma in education
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
United Kingdom
Won hockey blues in 1946 and 1947
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Order of the British Empire (OBE) | Services to sports journalism | services to journalism | British Government | awarded |
| 2018 | Sports Book Awards Outstanding Contribution | — | Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing | Sports Book Awards | won |
Order of the British Empire (OBE)
1996
Work:
Services to sports journalism
Category:
services to journalism
Organization:
British Government
Result:
awarded
Sports Book Awards Outstanding Contribution
2018
Category:
Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing
Organization:
Sports Book Awards
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Times One Hundred Greatest Cricketers
1998 SportsA ranking of the 100 greatest cricketers by John Woodcock.
CricketHistory
Bibliography
- The Times One Hundred Greatest Cricketers (1998)
- Barclay's World of Cricket (1980, Associate Editor)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ElegantInformativeBeautiful turn of phrase
- Recurring Motifs
- Cricket historyEternal verities of cricket
Health
-
Septic arthritis15歳時Hip permanently injured, strapped to a frame for four months.
Legacy
Covered over 400 Test matches and regarded as the finest of cricket writers.
In Popular Culture
- Known as the 'Sage of Longparish'
Trivia
- Born when his father was 70 years old
- Grandfather born in 1813, two years before Battle of Waterloo
- Lifelong bachelor with no children
- Wrote his final piece for The Times in July 2020