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Frank Duckworth, Co-inventor Of Cricket's DLS Method, Passes Away Aged 84

By IANS News June 25, 2024 • 19:20 PM View: 449

International Cricket Council: Frank Duckworth, one of the pioneering minds behind the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method, passed away at the age of 84. Duckworth’s contribution to the game has left an indelible mark, revolutionizing how rain-affected matches are determined.

Duckworth passed away on June 21 in England, according to a report in ESPNcricinfo.

The Duckworth-Lewis method, co-devised by English statisticians Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, emerged as a solution to one of cricket’s longstanding challenges: setting fair targets in rain-interrupted matches.

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