AWARDS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR FOUR PITCH CRICKET TITLES

Pitch Publishing is a fantastic imprint.
They do all the great Got, Not Got series
and plenty of other retro sports titles.

James Brown, The Late Tackle, talkSPORT

Pitch Publishing show the way for enterprising
sports book publishers and remains a beacon
of hope for sports authors aspiring or established.

The Sports Bookshelf.com

Pitch Publishing, an outfit whose "pitch perfect"
commissioning of boxing material stands
as a rebuke to more established houses

Boxing Monthly

Pitch capture the real spirit of sport with entertaining
and clever ideas. They work out what the aficionado
would want to read, then deliver it with great verve.

Paul Hayward, The Daily Telegraph

Pitch have enabled me to write in the ways I enjoy most.
Their production support is superb, delivering eye-catching
designs, attentive proof-reading, energetic marketing and helpful advice.

Tim Quelch, Good Old Sussex by the Sea, Orient to the Emirates, Underdog!

Pitch are willing to back out-of-the-blue and innovative
ideas and turn them into viable, entertaining books.
They do so with great presentation and editorial flair.

Justin Parkinson, Then Came Massacre

Pitch saw the potential in my story, used their expertise
to polish it, published it and helped inspire thousands
around the world to get into the sport of triathlon.

Andy Holgate, Can’t Swim, Can’t Ride, Can’t Run & Can't Sleep, Can't Train, Can't Stop

The process of working with Pitch to produce Picking up the Threads
was enjoyable and rewarding, with the final edition surpassing
expectations and becoming a resounding success.

John Chandler, Picking up the Threads

Pitch will take a chance on books that other publishers won't
and realise that interest in football extends beyond the
Premier League and the top 20 countries in the FIFA rankings.

Steve Menary, Outcasts!

Pitch have the vision to look beyond the obvious,
seeking out interesting ideas and subjects and
matching them with the right target audience.

David Tossell, Tony Greig, The Great English Final, Grovel!, Natural

Pitch have been an absolute joy to work with,
contributing their passion, expertise, knowledge
and experience to help produce a brilliant book.

Sam Pilger, Ashes Match of My Life

Pitch took our original concept and further enhanced it,
using their knowledge, experience and expertise, and helped
make Got, Not Got one of the football books of the year for 2011.

Derek Hammond, Got, Not Got series of books

Pitch bought into the concept of development through football,
channeling profits and proceeds from Eleven into helping
some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world.

Steve Fleming, Eleven

In the highly competitive world of sport publishing,
Pitch have consistently demonstrated the happy
knack of spotting, nurturing and promoting winners.

Neil Dunkin, Anfield of Dreams

19 Oct

AWARDS ACHIEVEMENTS FOR FOUR PITCH CRICKET TITLES

Our congratulations go out to Alan Butcher and Andy Murtagh whose The Good Murungu and Test of Character: The Story of John Holder, Fast Bowler and Test Match Umpire were recently long-listed for the prestigious Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year Award 2017. Alan's book assembles a unique collection of anecdotes about his time coaching in Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile, John Fuller, author of All Wickets Great and Small and editor of the Cricket Yorkshire website, went one better than a nomination when he scooped the JM Kilburn Cricket Writer of the Year Award. Named after the esteemed Yorkshire Post cricket correspondent Jim Kilburn, the national award has previously gone to Stephen Chalke (2015) for his book celebrating the County Championship and Chris Waters (2014), author of the Fred Trueman biography.

Stuart Rayner’s The War of the White Roses – another Yorkshire-based title – was also recently short-listed for the treasured Cricket Writers’ Club Book of the Year. The book chronicles Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1968 and 1986, and focuses on 18 years of infighting centred around one of England’s most brilliant but most divisive players, Geoffrey Boycott. Announced last month, the worthy eventual award winner was Cricket: The Game of Life by Scyld Berry.

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from The Good Murungu.

Click here for more information, or to read a sample from Test of Character.

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All Wickets Great and Small.

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The War of the White Roses.