da dobrowin： Christopher Martin-Jenkins will be posthumously honoured at the British Sports Book Awards with the Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing award
ESPNcricinfo staff10-May-2013
Christopher Martin-Jenkins will be honoured with the Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing award•PA Photos
Christopher Martin-Jenkins, the cricket broadcaster and journalist who died earlier this year, will be honoured at the British Sports Book Awards with the Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing award. Martin-Jenkins’ memoir, , has also been shortlisted for the Cricket Book of the Year Award.Martin-Jenkins, known throughout the game as CMJ, was a veteran of the BBC’s commentary team, as well as a former editor of the and cricket correspondent for the and the . He died on January 1, after a year-long battle with cancer. The posthumous award will be collected by his wife, Judy, at the May 21 ceremony, which will fittingly be held at Lord’s.”CMJ was a colossus of the cricket world,” David Willis, chairman of the BSBA, said. “He was the ultimate writer and commentator, a professional whose passion for the game earned him an unrivalled respect by his peers and an admiration from cricketers at all levels and fans around the world. We are delighted to be able to honour him with the Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing award.”Martin-Jenkins’ final book will be up against , Gideon Haigh’s highly regarded biography of Shane Warne, and Steve James’ dissection of how England became the best Test team in the world, , in the cricket category. The awards, in their 11th year, celebrate the best in British sports writing across nine different categories.Cricket Book of the Year shortlist by Christopher Martin-Jenkins by Charles Williams by Gideon Haigh by Steve James by Alan Hill by Max Davidson