| 词条 | Jarrod Kimber |
| 释义 |
Jarrod Kimber (born 7 January 1980) is a cricket writer and film-maker. He came to prominence as the founder of the cricketwithballs blog, before working as editor of SPIN Magazine and then as a writer for ESPNCricinfo. He has written five books on cricket and was jointly responsible for the award winning film Death of a Gentleman. Early lifeKimber was born and raised in Melbourne and attended Epping Secondary College. He studied film at Footscray City College before moving to London in 2008.{{cn|date=December 2018}} JournalismKimber first came to prominence as the founder of the cricketwithballs blog,[1] which according to Cricinfo: "invented a style that spawned an army of imitators who could never quite match him."[2] He was the editor of SPIN Magazine in 2011, and went on to work for ESPNCricinfo as global writer.[3] For ESPNcricinfo he created many online video shows, such as The Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths,[4] On the Road, #PoliteEnquiries and Two men out (with Andy Zaltzman). For a time he co-hosted Cricket Week [5] a show on TalkSPORT 2. He was nominated for Best New Writer in the National Sporting Club Book Awards 2010 for his book Ashes 2009: When Freddie Became Jesus.[6] Kimber has written four other books, 2008: The Year of the Balls, The Lillee of Campbellfield, Australian Autopsy and Test Cricket: The Unauthorised Biography. In relation to Australian Autopsy, The Guardian described him as "one of the most original cricket writers around."[7] He also provided the cover photo for P Diddy's album Last Train to Paris. Kimber has been also been published in Wisden, Dawn, Livemint, the Telegraph, the Cauldron and many other publications worldwide.{{cn|date=December 2018}} On May 16, 2018 he announced via his Twitter feed that he was taking a sabbatical from ESPNCricinfo to work as an analyst for the St Lucia Stars.[8] Film-makingAlong with Sam Collins, he co-directed and co-wrote the documentary film Death of a Gentleman (2015) which had theatrical release throughout the cricket world and now appears on Netflix. The film details what the film-makers see as the short-sighted governance of cricket by the leaders of the International Cricket Council, in particular that the sport was being run for the benefit of its richest members: India, England and Australia.[9][10][11] The film won the creators a Sports Journalists award for Best TV documentary.[12] CommentatingKimber was a regular guest on online cricket commentary show Test Match Sofa.[13] He was a member of the ABC Grandstand radio commentary team for the Australian 2013–14 tour of South Africa and India's tour of Australia in 2014–15.[14] He has commentated for talkSPORT 2 for the Champions trophy, IPL and various England tours.[15] References1. ^{{Cite web|url=https://cricketwithballs.com/|title=cricket with balls|website=cricket with balls|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/531394.html|title=Argus it ain't|date=10 November 2011|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=11 December 2018}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/979687.html?CMP=OTC-RSS|title=The start of a billion-dollar event, really?}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=The Chuck Fleetwood-Smiths|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/video_audio/index.html?genre=49|work=ESPN Cricinfo}} 5. ^[https://talksport.com/cricket-week-podcast Cricket Week] 6. ^{{cite web|title=British Sports Book Awards |url=http://www.britishsportsbookawards.co.uk/book/20/246/When-Freddie-Became-Jesus |work=British Sports Book Awards |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911063513/http://www.britishsportsbookawards.co.uk/book/20/246/When-Freddie-Became-Jesus |archivedate=11 September 2011 |df= }} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/13/county-cricket-live|title=County cricket – as it happened|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} 8. ^https://twitter.com/ajarrodkimber/status/996730608545124353 9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/28/the-spin-death-of-a-gentleman-icc-ecb|title=Death of a Gentleman: call it optimistic, call it idealistic, but it's right {{!}} Andy Bull|last=Bull|first=Andy|date=2015-07-28|work=The Guardian|access-date=2018-12-11|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}} 10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/power-brokers-fail-their-big-screen-test-hm0kp2cfs0x|title=Power brokers fail their big screen test|last=Atherton|first=Mike|date=2015-08-06|work=The Times|access-date=2018-12-11|language=en|issn=0140-0460}} 11. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/11835269/The-enemy-within-cricket-is-killing-the-game.html|title=The enemy within cricket is killing the game|last=Heffer|first=Simon|date=2015-08-31|access-date=2018-12-11|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/975353.html|title=Death of a Gentleman scoops prestigious Sports Journalists' Assocation award|date=2016-02-22|website=Cricinfo|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11}} 13. ^{{cite web|last=Chris|first=Stocks|title=Test match Sofa: Trust me, you'll enjoy it|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/857728-test-match-sofa-trust-me-youll-enjoy-it|work=Metro Sport}} 14. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/abcgrandstand/photos/a.156743400975.129599.137164775975/10152521959225976/?type=1 | title=ABC Grandstand - Posts | work=ABC Grandstand Facebook | date=January 6, 2015 | accessdate=August 25, 2017}} 15. ^{{Cite web|url=https://talksport.com/sport/cricket/431227/england-in-sri-lanka-2018-how-talksport-presenters-embarrassing-and-painful-mishap-left-ben-stokes-in-disgust/|title=How talkSPORT presenter's painful mishap left Ben Stokes in disgust!|last=161385360554578|date=2018-10-09|website=talkSPORT|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-11}} External Links
5 : Cricket historians and writers|Australian journalists|Australian sportswriters|Living people|1980 births |
| 随便看 |
|
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。