Harry Pearson was born and brought up on the edge of Teesside and is the author of twelve works of non-fiction. His first book, The Far Corner - A Mazy Dribble through North-East Football, was shortlisted for the William Hill Prize and is still in print. He wrote a weekly sports column in the Guardian from 1996 to 2012, and has twice won the MCC/Cricket Society Prize for the Cricket Book of the Year. He lives in Northumberland.
'A masterpiece of observation and comic timing' * Wisden Cricket Monthly * 'In this wistful paean, Pearson...knits all these achievements together with lovely turns of phrase and colourful descriptions' * The Times * 'An engrossing study' * The Cricketer *