CRICKET TITLE NOMINATED FOR AWARD
KNOW THE SCORE cricket title Following On (A Year With English Cricket’s Golden Boys) has been nominated for The Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year for 2011.
David Tossell’s critically acclaimed title tells the stories of the fourteen 1998 Under-19 World Cup winners against the backdrop of a historic year (2009) for their sport.
There are Ashes heroics, clashes with county committees, fall-outs with selectors and even a campaign of death threats. The result is a fascinating insight into the cricketing profession, through those who were once the English game’s golden generation.
Vic Marks, former England and Somerset cricketer and current Observer/Guardian cricket writer and Test Match Special commentator, chairs the panel of judges which will consider Following On, alongside other books nominated by Cricket Society and MCC members.
The book has already received the following high praise from the cricket media:
A great book! 5/5 - Spin Magazine
Terrific research that I hope is going to start an important debate - Matthew Engel (Financial Times), on Radio 4
A gem of a book – Michael Atherton, The Times
Poignant and true. This is an excellent book about people and their paths. It’s well written and it cares about its subjects - All Out Cricket
