Duckworth

Duckworth levelled the playing field for cricket, didn’t he?

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Last Friday, cricket buffs around the world shared a loss, one that was felt most acutely by protestors against the vagaries of weather. Frank Duckworth died at the age of 84. He was a statistician who batted for justice. He was an Englishman, too, and the great injustice that drew him to the arena of … Read more

Co-Inventor Of DLS Method, Frank Duckworth Dies At The Age Of 84 | Cricket News

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File photo of Frank Duckworth© Twitter English statistician and one of the inventors of the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method, Frank Duckworth died at the age of 84, according to a report. Duckworth passed away on June 21, according to a report in ESPNcricinfo.com. The Duckworth-Lewis method, devised by Duckworth and fellow statistician Tony Lewis, was introduced to determine results in rain-affected … Read more