British Sports Book Awards

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Cross British Sports Book Awards
Awarded for British sports books
Sponsor Cross Pens
Country England
Host National Sporting Club
First awarded 2003
Last awarded Active
Official website http://www.britishsportsbookawards.co.uk

The Cross British Sports Book Awards (previously National Sporting Club Book Awards) is a British literary award for sports writing. It was first awarded in 2003 as part of the National Sporting Club. Awards are presented in multiple categories. Each category is judged by one of: sports writers and broadcasters, retailers and enthusiasts. The winners from each category are then opened to public vote through a website to choose an overall winner. Cross Pens became the headline sponsor in 2015. The other major sports writing award in Britain is the William Hill Sports Book of the Year.

The award was founded by David H. Willis.[1] The awards original sponsors include Ladbrokes, Virgin Publishing, Butler and Tanner and WH Smith. As of 2015, new sponsors include Cross Pens, Sky Sports, The Times, Littlehampton Book Services, Robert Walters, TalkSPORT, Freshtime, Human Race Group, Arbuthnot Latham and Procorre.

Previous winners

Best overall winner

  • 2012 Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson – Paul Kimmage[2]
  • 2013 Bobby's Open: Mr Jones and the Golf Shot that Defined a Legend – Steven Reid (Corinthian)
  • 2014 The Nowhere Men: The Unknown Story of Football’s True Talent Spotters – Michael Calvin (Century)
  • 2015 Proud - Gareth Thomas (Ebury)

Best Autobiography/Biography

Best Autobiography

Best Biography

Best Football Book

Best Cricket Book

Best Rugby Book

Best Illustrated Book

  • 2003 Peter Alliss’ Golf Heroes – Peter Alliss (Virgin Books)
  • 2004 Football Days: Classic Photos – Peter Robinson (Mitchell Beazley)
  • 2005 The Olympics Athens to Athens: 1896–2004 – M Jacque Rogge (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
  • 2006 Speed Addicts: Grand Prix Racing – Mark Hughes (Collins Willow)
  • 2007 1966 Uncovered: The Unseen Story of the World Cup in England – Peter Robinson and Doug Cheeseman (Mitchell Beazley)
  • 2008 Goodbye Gay Meadow – Mathew Ashton (GGM Publishing)
  • 2009 In The Frame: Great Racing Photographs – Edward Whitaker (Highdown)
  • 2010 Centre Court: The Jewel in Wimbledon’s Crown – John Barrett and Ian Hewitt (Vision Sports Publishing)
  • 2011 61 The Spurs Double (Vision Sports Publishing)
  • 2012 Wimbledon – Ian Hewitt and Bob Martin
  • 2013 21 Days to Glory – Team Sky and Dave Brailsford (HarperCollins)[3]
  • 2014 Incredible Waves: An Appreciation of Perfect Surf - Chris Power[4]
  • 2015 The Age Of Innocence - ed. Reuel Golden (Taschen)[8]

Best New Writer

  • 2003 Kings of the Mountains: How Colombia's Cycling Heroes Changed Their Nation's History – Matt Rendell (Aurum Press)
  • 2004 John Daly: Letting the Big Dog Eat – Gavin Newsham (Virgin Books)
  • 2005 Feet in the Clouds – Richard Askwith (Aurum Press)
  • 2006 My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes – Gary Imlach (Yellow Jersey Press)
  • 2007 The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way – Michael Hutchinson (Yellow Jersey Press)
  • 2008 The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo – Mark Law (Aurum Press)
  • 2009 When Friday Comes – James Montague (Mainstream Publishing)
  • 2010 Eclipse – Nicholas Clee (Bantam Press)
  • 2011 Bounce – Matthew Syed (Fourth Estate)
  • 2012 The Ghost Runner – Bill Jones
  • 2013 Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth – Adharanand Finn (Faber and Faber)[3]
  • 2014 Land of Second Chances - Tim Lewis[4]
  • 2015 Night Games - Anna Krien (Yellow Jersey)[8]

Best Horse Racing Book

Outstanding Sports Writing Award

Best Cycling Book

Best Golf Book

  • 2012 The 100 Greatest Ever Golfers – Andy Farrell[13]
  • 2013 Bobby's Open: Mr Jones and the Golf Shot that Defined a Legend – Steven Reid (Icon Books)[3]

Best Motorsports Book

  • 2012 Ultimate E-Type – Philip Porter
  • 2013 That Near-Death Thing – Rick Broadbent (Orion)[3]

Best Publicity Campaign

  • 2010 The Man Who Cycled the World – Campaign by Madeline Toy (Random House)
  • 2011 It's All About the Bike – Campaign by Mari Yamazaki (Particular Books)
  • 2012 Run! – Campaign by Clare Drysdale (Allen & Unwin)
  • 2013 Be Careful What You Wish For – Campaign by Bethan Jones (Yellow Jersey Press)
  • 2014 Alex Ferguson: My Autobiography - Campaign by Karen Geary and Rebecca Mundy (Hodder)[4]
  • 2015 The Second Half by Roy Keane with Roddy Doyle - Campaign by Elizabeth Allen (Weidenfeld & Nicolson), with Jane Beaton from Kew Publicity[8]

Sports Book Retailer of the Year

Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing

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