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Frank Duckworth

Frank Duckworth

English statistician

Frank Carter Duckworth MBE (born 26 December 1939, in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire)[1] is a retired English statistician, and is one of the two statisticians who developed the Duckworth–Lewis method of resetting targets in one-day cricket matches interrupted by weather or other circumstances.[2][3] He attended King Edward VII School, Lytham, now part of King Edward VII and Queen Mary School,[4] then went on to study physics (BSc Hons 1961) and earned a PhD (1965) in metallurgy, both at the University of Liverpool.[5] Prior to his retirement, he worked as a mathematical scientist for the English nuclear power industry.[6] He was a consultant statistician to the International Cricket Council,[7][8] and the editor of the Royal Statistical Society's monthly news magazine, RSS News, until he retired from both these roles in 2014.[9] He also served on the editorial board of Significance before stepping down in 2010. In 2004 he delivered the Royal Statistical Society Schools Lecture, entitled Lies and Statistics.[10]

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In 1962, Duckworth was a tenant of John Lennon's aunt.[11]

Duckworth is also known for developing a system of quantifying personal risk perception,[12] now known as the "Duckworth scale".[13]

Duckworth was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[14]

References

  1. [1]
    "Frank Duckworth — England". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. [2]
    Longmore, Andrew (16 May 1999), "First Night: Duckworth–Lewis: The odd couple getting even with the weather", The Independent, London, retrieved 2 May 2010
  3. [3]
    Richards, Huw (18 February 2003), "How two statisticians became stars", The New York Times, retrieved 2 May 2010
  4. [4]
    "Tony bowled over by MBE honour". Longridge and Ribble Valley News and Advertiser. 17 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019.
  5. [5]
    University of Liverpool Alumni Newsletter:Queen's Birthday Honours list 2010, July 2010
  6. [6]
    The D/L Method in One-day Cricket: Twelve years on Archived 2009-07-09 at the Wayback Machine. Announcement for talk by Duckworth at the Australian National University, 20 February 2009
  7. [7]
    Duckworth to review D/L method, slams Indian rival, MSN, 17 June 2009, archived from the original on 19 June 2009
  8. [8]
    "Duckworth, Lewis to attend World Cup Forum in Antigua", Jamaica Observer, 3 December 2005, archived from the original on 9 July 2009.
  9. [9]
    RSS News Editorial Team Archived 2008-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Statistical Society.
  10. [10]
    RSS Schools Lecture (Guy Lecture) Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine and Past RSS Schools Lectures Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Statistical Society
  11. [11]
    "Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, the men who let it be right when it rains". The Times. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  12. [12]
    Ezard, John (16 July 1999), "Riskometer measures life's ups and downs", The Guardian, London, retrieved 2 May 2010
  13. [13]
    Belsky, Gary (8 September 2008), "Editor's blog", ESPN Magazine
  14. [14]
    "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 15.
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