Peter Wynne-Thomas
Peter Wynne-Thomas (born Retford, Nottinghamshire[1] on 30 July 1934) is an English cricket writer, historian[2] and statistician who has for many years been the archivist and librarian of Nottinghamshire CCC.[3][4] The library at Nottinghamshire's Trent Bridge cricket ground is named The Wynne-Thomas Library in his honour.[5] He has been one of the club's general committee members.[6] In 2016 he was elected President of the club.[7]
Wynne-Thomas trained as an architectural consultant but, from what began as a hobby, he has specialised in cricket statistics and research.[8] He has written cricket books, some intended for those with a beginner's or casual interest in the sport.[9] Examples are the Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records, which is a selection of statistical information; and From the Weald to the World which presents an account of cricket's history.
During the 1960s, Wynne-Thomas worked with Rowland Bowen on The Cricket Quarterly.[10] In 1973, he was involved in the foundation of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS). He was the original treasurer until 1974 and then secretary until he retired in 2006.[11]
Wynne-Thomas managed the Sport-in-Print bookshop (opposite the Trent Bridge Inn by Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham) from December 1987.[12] The ACS purchased the premises in 1993 as its headquarters. Wynne-Thomas combined his shop and ACS roles until March 2006, when he retired and the shop was sold, the ACS relocating to Cardiff.
Works
Publications by Wynne-Thomas include the following :[13]
- Who's Who of Cricketers (with Philip Bailey and Philip Thorn). Hamlyn; 2nd edition (1993), ISBN 0600577295
- The Complete Encyclopedia of Cricket (with Peter Arnold)
- Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home and Abroad
- England on Tour
- From the Weald to the World
- Give Me Arthur: Biography of Arthur Shrewsbury
- Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records
- Harold Larwood
- Ivo Bligh
- Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1826–1995
- Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1821–1914
- The Ashes: A Complete Illustrated History
- The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Cricket
- The History of Hampshire County Cricket Club
References
- ↑ Biography Research Guide (accessed 20 April 2009)
- ↑ "BBC SPORT - Cricket - Story of Cricket Part I: England". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
- ↑ Tony Francis, Facts and Figures are food and drink, Daily Telegraph, 10/8/2003
- ↑ "The Trent Bridge Library renamed to honour Peter Wynne-Thomas". trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ Historical list of officers of the ACS (accessed 31 December 2007)
- ↑ Report of Nottinghamhire CountyCricket Club AGM (accessed 14 March 2016)
- ↑ Francis, Daily Telegraph
- ↑ "Amazon.com: Peter Wynne-Thomas: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ↑ Richard Streeton, Twenty One Years of the ACS at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 February 2003) (accessed from the webarchive on 31 December 2007)
- ↑ ACS office holders
- ↑ Streeton, Twenty One Years of the ACS
- ↑ "Amazon.com: wynne-thomas cricket: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
Further reading
- Arunabha Sengupta, Peter Wynne-Thomas, Man behind Trent Bridge library, chronicler of Nottinghamshire cricket (accessed August 25, 2015)
- Arunabha Sengupta, Peter Wynne-Thomas talks about his current project on Arthur Carr (accessed August 25, 2015)
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