Harry Pearson (born 1961) is an English journalist and author, specialising in sport. Pearson has twice won The Cricket Society/MCC Book of the Year award: in 2011 for ''Slipless in Settle'' and in 2018 for ''Connie: The Marvellous Life of Learie Constantine''. Reviewing ''Slipless in Settle'' in ''

Wisden ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "Bible of cricket" (or variations thereof) has been applied to ''Wi ...

'',

Gideon Haigh Gideon Clifford Jeffrey Davidson Haigh (born 29 December 1965) is an Australian journalist and non-fiction author who writes about sport (especially cricket), business and crime in Australia. He was born in London, was raised in Geelong, and li ...

referred to Pearson as "an extremely funny writer who turns a phrase like a

doosra A doosra is a particular type of delivery (cricket), delivery by an off spin, off-spin bowler (cricket), bowler in cricket. The doosra spins in the opposite direction to an off break (the off-spinner's default delivery), and aims to confuse the ...

". Writing in ''Wisden'' on Pearson's biography of

Learie Constantine Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine (21 September 19011 July 1971) was a Trinidadian cricketer, lawyer and politician who served as Trinidad and Tobago's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and became the UK's first black peer ...

, Kamila Shamsie praises his ability to retell "Constantine's actions on the cricket field, with crackle and fizz ... His descriptions of Connie's fielding heroics are a particular delight". Pearson has been a regular contributor to the monthly football magazine ''

When Saturday Comes ''When Saturday Comes'' (''WSC'') is a monthly magazine about football, first published in London, England in 1986. "It aims to provide a voice for intelligent football supporters, offering both a serious and humorous view of the sport, covering ...

'' for 20 years and has also written a weekly column for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

''.

Books

* ''The Far Corner: A Mazy Dribble through North-East Football'' (1994) * ''North Country Fair: Travels among Racing Pigs and Giant Marrows'' (1996) * ''A Tall Man in a Low Land: Some Time among the Belgians'' (1998) * ''Around the World by Mouse'' (2005) * ''Achtung Schweinehund!: A Boy's Own Story of Imaginary Combat'' (2007) * ''Dribble!: The Unbelievable Football Encyclopaedia'' (2007) * ''Hound Dog Days: One Dog and His Man: A Story of North Country Life and Canine Contentment'' (2008) * ''Slipless in

Settle Settle or SETTLE may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Settle, Kentucky, United States, an unincorporated community * Settle, North Yorkshire, a town in England ** Settle Rural District, a historical administrative district Music * Settle (band), an in ...

: A Slow Turn around Northern Cricket'' (2010) * ''Conkers for Goalposts'' (2010; compiler) * ''Housekeepers, Shortlegs and Flemish String: Three Village Sports Clubs in Northumberland'' (2012) * ''The Trundlers: The Military Medium-Paced Story of Cricket's Most Invaluable Breed'' (2013) * ''Connie: The Marvellous Life of

'' (2017) * ''The Beast, the Emperor and the Milkman: A Bone-shaking Tour through Cycling's Flemish Heartlands'' (2019) * ''The Farther Corner: A Sentimental Return to North-East Football'' (2020) * ''First of the Summer Wine'' (2022) * ''No Pie, No Priest: A Journey through the Folk Sports of Britain'' (2023)

References

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