Simon Lister
Encyclopedia
Simon Lister is an English
author
.
His first book, Supercat - the authorised biography of the former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd
, was published by Stephen Chalke
in 2007.
The book was shortlisted for the 2008 British Sports Book Awards and the cricket correspondent of the Guardian newspaper, Mike Selvey
, chose Supercat as his Book of the Year.
Simon Lister is also a regular contributor to The Wisden Cricketer
magazine and has written for the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
.
England
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author
Author
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.
His first book, Supercat - the authorised biography of the former West Indies captain, Clive Lloyd
Clive Lloyd
Clive Hubert Lloyd CBE AO is a former West Indies cricketer. He captained the West Indies between 1974 and 1985 and oversaw their rise to become the dominant Test-playing nation, a position that was only relinquished in the latter half of the 1990s...
, was published by Stephen Chalke
Stephen Chalke
Stephen Chalke is an English author and publisher. In an article in the 2010 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, he is identified as "an author, publisher and captain of the Winsley Third XI"....
in 2007.
The book was shortlisted for the 2008 British Sports Book Awards and the cricket correspondent of the Guardian newspaper, Mike Selvey
Mike Selvey
Mike Selvey is an English former Test and county cricketer, and now a cricket writer and commentator. Selvey played in three Tests for England between 1976 and 1977...
, chose Supercat as his Book of the Year.
Simon Lister is also a regular contributor to The Wisden Cricketer
The Wisden Cricketer
The Wisden Cricketer is the world's best-selling monthly cricket magazine.It was created in 2003 by a merger between The Cricketer magazine and Wisden Cricket Monthly....
magazine and has written for the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom...
.
External links
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/dec/06/thegear.sport.
- http://www.nationalsportingclub.co.uk/BritishSportsBookAwards08Nominate.htm