Time & Location
03 Sept 2025, 10:00 – 12:00
Seat Unique Stadium, Nevil Rd, Bishopston, Bristol BS7 9EJ, UK
Guests
About the event
Stephen Chalke is an English author and publisher, particularly of books on cricket and cricketers.
Chalke's cricket-writing career began after he received some coaching from the former Somerset player Ken Biddulph in the early 1990s.
Through Fairfield Books, Chalke has written and published several biographical and historical cricket books.
Chalke retired from Fairfield Books at the end of 2019, having run it for more than 20 years. During that time Fairfield produced 42 books, of which he wrote 19.
Chalke has received five national awards for services to cricket.
After retiring from running Fairfield Books, Chalke has continued to write. His biography of Brian Close, One Hell of a Life - Brian Close: Daring, Defiant and Daft won the Wisden Book of the Year award for 2024. It is the third time he has won this award.