Peter Wynne-Thomas

Peter Wynne-Thomas

Peter Wynne-Thomas (born Manchester on 30 July 1934) is an English cricket writer, historian [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/3366895.stm BBC SPORT | Cricket | Story of Cricket Part I: England ] ] and statistician who has for many years been the archivist and librarian of Nottinghamshire CCC. [ [http://www.nottinghamshirecountycricketclub.net/news/shownews.php/1/0/465/looking-back-on-middlesex-v-notts/ Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club ] ] [Tony Francis, "Facts and Figures are food and drink", [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/08/11/scpavi11.xml Daily Telegraph, 10/8/20003] ] He has also been one of the club's general committee members [ [http://www.acscricket.com/About/Previous_officers.html Historical list of officers of the ACS] (accessed Dec 31, 2007) ] .

Wynne-Thomas originally trained as an architectural consultant but, from what began as a hobby, he has specialised in cricket statistics and research. [ Francis, Daily Telegraph] He has written a number of cricket books, some intended primarily for those with a beginner's or casual interest in the sport. [ [http://www.amazon.com/s?search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Peter%20Wynne-Thomas Amazon.com: Peter Wynne-Thomas: Books ] ] 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 a high-level account of cricket's history.

During the 1960s, he worked with Rowland Bowen on "The Cricket Quarterly" [ Richard Streeton, " [http://web.archive.org/web/20030216164828/www.cricinfo.com/link_to_database/SOCIETIES/ENG/ACS/ACS_21_YEARS/21YEARS_011.html Twenty One Years of the ACS] " (accessed from the webarchive on December 31, 2007) ] . 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. [ [http://www.acscricket.com/About/Previous_officers.html ACS office holders] ] .

He managed the "Sport-in-Print" bookshop (opposite the Trent Bridge Inn by Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham) from December 1987. [Streeton, "Twenty One Years of the ACS ] 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.

Publications by Wynne-Thomas include the following : [ [http://www.amazon.com/s?rs=1000&keywords=wynne-thomas%20cricket&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awynne-thomas%20cricket%2Ci%3Astripbooks%2Cn%3A1000 Amazon listing of Wynne-Thomas books] ]
* "Who's Who of Cricketers (with Philip Bailey and Philip Thorn)
* "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"

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