jim july august british sports journalist wrote regarded style writing refusal write field events wrote primarily brief career teaching having spent time finland appointed cricket correspondent editor writing man unusual way writing reports editors refused change copy highly value impact early life career born sheffield attended completing degree economics university early age showed interest cricket boy received coaching yorkshire cricketer played matches bowling fast paced spin successful bat ball win medals achievements reported press worked briefly teacher preparatory school met vice consul finland result went live finland year cricket correspondent time finland sent travel articles editor impressed work arranged meet learning interest cricket recognising success gave trial newspaper cricket correspondent position vacant retired initial month period salary week resulted written appointed permanently responsibility cricket rugby paid week plus expenses initially writing line cricket correspondent quickly established reputation soon took position given reports continued position retired style personality cricket correspondent wrote primarily obituary described writing style wrote fountain pen press telegram forms words close play immediately concluded essay hardly crossed assured rigorous style exact elegant bowling joke extremely practical joke times stated reports precise frequently elegant stern invariably fair accurate wrote piece occasionally speed ease produced reports refusal use described devil invention journalists writing printed exactly wrote sub editors touch mistake employers valued style greatly refused write field events caused editors yorkshire cricket turbulent scenes time wrote write wider aspects cricket confident reputation impossible sack attitude popular players particularly close position gave freedom write chose refused offers national newspapers obituary times suggested worked london publication known respected press boxes time particularly yorkshire places according tall man little truck press box according writer shy views methods regarded old fashioned later stages career compared contemporary lancashire style wrote romantic style preferred factual accuracy according harder journalist writes acclaimed cricket writing hailed good reason writings yorkshire players 1930s 1940s known public personalities wrote pieces famous deep love cricket worried losing way embracing day matches sponsorship believe progress necessarily bad believed greatly admired stylish play severely criticised field believed fell short acceptable standards including occasion yorkshire won engaging time tactics avoid losing game retired continued follow sport closely legacy death twice accompanied england team overseas tours australia tour founder member served secretary chairman later honorary life member journalist elected life member yorkshire opened newly built press box final years blind sight began fail shortly retirement according remained upright man died outside work played golf reasonable standard married children writes work valued accurate insight social attitudes half century intended write cricket fact told wrote books cricket contributed regularly
Jim Kilburn