World's Richest Sports Book Prize Announced At Waterstone's

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25 November 2009

World's Richest Sports Book Prize Announced At Waterstone's

The winner of the 2009 William Hill Sports Book of the Year will be announced at Waterstone's, Piccadilly, London from 2.30pm on Thursday, 26th November, 2009.

The winner will be chosen from the six short-listed titles below:

Rick Broadbent - Ring of Fire: The inside story of Valentino Rossi and MotoGP

Nicholas Clee - Eclipse: Story of the Rogue, The Madam, The Horse That Changed Racing

John Daniell - Confessions of a Rugby Mercenary

Duncan Hamilton - Harold Larwood: The Authorised Biography Of The World's Fastest Bowler

Ian Hawkey - Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of African Football

Graham Joyce - Simple Goalkeeping Made Spectacular

"2009 has seen a record number of entries for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year and it is therefore no great surprise that this year's short list is one of the strongest in the Award's 21 year history." said William Hill's spokesman Graham Sharpe.

Last year's winner was Marcus Trescothick's autobiography, 'Coming Back To Me'.

Duncan Hamilton won in 2007 with Brian Clough-themed, 'Provided You Don't Kiss Me' and will be the first author since Donald McRae to win twice should he be successful.. No book about Motorsport has yet won the Award.

Horse racing last won with Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand in 2001. Rugby Union last won with Stephen Jones' 'Endless Winter' in 1993.