A Last English Summer

Duncan Hamilton Press Reviews

'[Hamilton's] passion and knowledge shine through ... a rich and nostalgic read'
The Independent.

'Hamilton's mix of reportage, observation, history and anecdote never fails to hold the reader's interest. The quality of his writing, so evident in his previous works, shines again'
Mike Atherton, The Times.

'Combining reportage, anecdote, history and personal recollection, a Last English Summer is an honest and passionate reflection on cricket 's past, present and future. A memorable and acutely observed portrait of one summer of cricket from an award-winning sports writer, it is essential reading for anyone who cares about the English game'
Yorkshire Evening Post.

If anyone can meld cricket, social commentary and memoir, it 's this double William Hill Sports Book Of The Year winner'
Metro.

'[Hamilton] demonstrates a thorough understanding of how to bring a game to life. You will not find here any bland sentences trotting out what is obvious from a glance at the scorecard, and everything that is written adds something to what has already been said... It is not just the way the game was played in years gone by that Hamilton's book harks back to. His writing, particularly by virtue of his liberal use of similes and metaphors, contains many shades of sepia and has much of the romanticism of Cardus about it... Were it just for its core contents this would be an excellent book but there are other features that deserve to be noticed'
Cricketweb.