{"id":406316,"date":"2024-06-25T21:36:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T21:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=406316"},"modified":"2024-06-26T01:07:40","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:07:40","slug":"long-lasting-legacy-cricket-icon-dies-aged-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=406316","title":{"rendered":"'Long lasting legacy': Cricket icon dies aged 84"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most well known cricket<\/a> figures to never take the field, Frank Duckworth, has died\ufeff aged 84.<\/p>\n

Duckworth was one half of the statistical team who engineered the Duckworth-Lewis system for calculating target scores in limited-overs matches struck by bad weather.<\/p>\n

Duckworth came up with the formula\ufeff that was officially adopted by the International Cricket Council in 1999, along with fellow statistician Tony Lewis.<\/p>\n

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He presented a short paper, "A fair result in foul weather" at a Royal Statistical Society conference in 1992.<\/p>\n

The piece was inspired\ufeff by the controversial ending to the 1992 World Cup semi-final between England and South Africa in Australia, when a short period of rain threw the Proteas off course, with calculations at the time stating South Africa needed an impossible 22 runs off one ball to win.<\/p>\n

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Duckworth's presentation led to contact with Lewis, and the pair worked together on a formula that was adopted for the first time in 1999, in the second match of England's one-day series against Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n

The method was renamed the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method following the retirement of Duckworth and Lewis, after it was slightly modified by Australian statistician Steven Stern.<\/p>\n

The London-based Royal Statistical Society said in a statement: "Frank will be remembered largely for his contributions to the Society as editor of RSS NEWS, and to cricket as the co-inventor of the Duckworth-Lewis method."<\/p>\n

Cricket commentators also paid tribute to Duckworth.<\/p>\n

"I'm sad to report that Frank Duckworth MBE, co-creator of the Duckworth-Lewis method for adjusting targets in rain-affected cricket matches, passed away last Friday," cricket commentator Rob Eastaway wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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"His method was used just yesterday in the rain-affected World Cup match between Afghanistan and Bangladesh. RIP.<\/p>\n

The ICC's, Wasim Khan, also paid tribute to Duckworth and his contribution to the game.<\/p>\n

"Frank was a top statistician who was respected by peers as well as the wider cricket fraternity,' Kahn said.<\/p>\n

"The DLS method that he co-created has stood the test of time and we have continued to use it in international cricket more than two decades after its inception.<\/p>\n

"Frank's contribution to the game has been immense and the world of cricket is poorer with his death. We send our condolences to his family and friends."<\/p>\n

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A spokesperson for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said: "We are saddened to hear of the passing of Frank Duckworth MBE and send our heartfelt condolences to his family.<\/p>\n

"While his mathematical expertise extended beyond cricket's boundaries, for our game his legacy will be long-lasting thanks to the Duckworth-Lewis Method which we were the first national body to use across our competitions in 1997."<\/p>\n

Duckworth was given the honour of being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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