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English statistician (1939–2024)
Frank Carter Duckworth
MBE (26 December 1939 – 21 June 2024) was an English
statistician who co-developed the
Duckworth–Lewis method of resetting targets in
limited overs cricket matches interrupted by weather or other circumstances.
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[2]
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Early life and education
Duckworth was born on 26 December 1939 in
Lytham St Annes ,
Lancashire .
[4] He attended King Edward VII School, Lytham, now part of
King Edward VII and Queen Mary School ,
[5] then went on to study physics (BSc Hons 1961) and earned a PhD (1965) in metallurgy, both at the
University of Liverpool .
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Career
Prior to his retirement, he worked as a mathematical scientist for the English
nuclear power industry.
[7] He was a consultant statistician to the
International Cricket Council ,
[8]
[9] and the editor of the
Royal Statistical Society 's monthly news magazine, RSS News , until he retired from both these roles in 2014.
[10] 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 .
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In 1962, Duckworth was a tenant of
John Lennon 's aunt.
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Duckworth is also known for developing a system of quantifying personal
risk perception ,
[13] now known as the "Duckworth scale".
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Death
Duckworth died on 21 June 2024, at the age of 84.
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Awards and recognition
Duckworth was appointed
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the
2010 Birthday Honours for services to the Royal Statistical Society and to Cricket.
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References
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https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/frank-duckworth-co-inventor-of-dls-method-dies-at-the-age-of-84-1440876
^ Longmore, Andrew (16 May 1999),
"First Night: Duckworth–Lewis: The odd couple getting even with the weather" ,
The Independent , London, retrieved 2 May 2010
^ Richards, Huw (18 February 2003),
"How two statisticians became stars" ,
The New York Times , retrieved 2 May 2010
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"Frank Duckworth — England" ,
ESPNcricinfo ,
ESPN , retrieved 31 December 2011
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"Tony bowled over by MBE honour" , Longridge and Ribble Valley News and Advertiser , 17 October 2010, archived from
the original on 21 August 2019
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University of Liverpool Alumni Newsletter:Queen's Birthday Honours list 2010 , July 2010
^
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
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Duckworth to review D/L method, slams Indian rival ,
MSN , 17 June 2009, archived from
the original on 19 June 2009
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"Duckworth, Lewis to attend World Cup Forum in Antigua" , Jamaica Observer , 3 December 2005, archived from
the original on 9 July 2009 .
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RSS News Editorial Team
Archived 2008-12-23 at the
Wayback Machine , Royal Statistical Society.
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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
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"Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, the men who let it be right when it rains" ,
The Times , 15 April 2011, retrieved 24 August 2018
^ Ezard, John (16 July 1999),
"Riskometer measures life's ups and downs" ,
The Guardian , London, retrieved 2 May 2010
^ Belsky, Gary (8 September 2008),
"Editor's blog" ,
ESPN Magazine
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"Frank Duckworth MBE 1939–2024" , RSS , retrieved 25 June 2024
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"No. 59446" ,
The London Gazette (Supplement), 12 June 2010, p. 15