Author
Cricket & Tennis Editor
Jim Smith is a sports writer and editor who graduated from the University of Warwick in 2019 with a Master’s in Global and Comparative History. He has built his career on the editorial side of sports media, serving as site manager at Last Word on Cricket and deputy site manager at Last Word on Tennis, where his focus on the two sports he knows best shapes both his own writing and the work he commissions. He is happiest watching a match with a laptop open, turning the day’s play into a story.
Areas of expertise
Also published at Last Word on Cricket, Last Word on Tennis
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