Trescothick wins Sports Book of the Year award

Marcus Trescothick's autobiography Coming Back to Me has been named as the winner of the 2008 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award.

Trescothick and his ghost writer Peter Hayter were widely praised for dealing with the taboo subject of mental illness which caused Trescothick's much-publicised withdrawal from two tours and subsequent international retirement.

"This is only the second autobiography to win the award," said Graham Sharpe, the founder of the prize. "The judges felt it fearlessly tackled one of the great taboos of elite sport."

"It felt all a bit strange," Trescothick said. "I nearly started to cry a bit."