Peter Wynne-Thomas

Peter Wynne-Thomas BEM (born 30 July 1934 in Retford, Nottinghamshire[1]) 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]

Life

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 A History of Cricket: From the Weald to the World which presents an account of cricket's history. His Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1821-1914 won The Cricket Society Book of the Year Award in 1971.

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.

He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for his services to cricket.

Works

Publications by Wynne-Thomas include the following :[13]

  • Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1821-1914 (1971)
  • Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1919-1939 (1980)
  • England on Tour (1983)
  • Who's Who of Cricketers (with Philip Bailey and Philip Thorn) (1984)
  • Cricket in Conflict (with Peter Arnold) (1984)
  • A-Z of Cricket Records (1985)
  • Give Me Arthur: A Biography of Arthur Shrewsbury (1985)
  • Nottinghamshire: Cricket's Double Champions 1987 (1988)
  • The History of Hampshire County Cricket Club (1988)
  • The Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home and Abroad (1989)
  • The History of Lancashire County Cricket Club (1989)
  • The Australian Tour to England 1948 (with Peter Griffiths) (1990)
  • The History of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club (1992)
  • Sir Julien Cahn's Team 1923-1941 (1994)
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1826–1995 (1996)
  • The History of Cricket: From the Weald to the World (1997)
  • Ivo Bligh (2002)
  • Nottinghamshire County Cricket Grounds (2002)
  • FS Ashley-Cooper: A Biographical Sketch And Bibliography (2003)
  • Cricket's Historians (2011)
  • William Clarke: The Old General (2014)
  • Arthur Carr: The Rise and Fall of Nottinghamshire's Bodyline Captain (2017)

Co-authored with Peter Arnold
  • The Illustrated History of the Test Match (1988)
  • An Ashes Anthology (1989)
  • The Ashes: A Complete Illustrated History (1990)
  • The Complete Book of Cricket (1997)
  • The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Cricket (1997)
  • The Best Book of Cricket Stats and Facts Ever! (1999)
  • The Complete Encyclopedia of Cricket (2007)

References
  1. Biography Research Guide (accessed 20 April 2009)
  2. "BBC SPORT - Cricket - Story of Cricket Part I: England". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
  4. Tony Francis, Facts and Figures are food and drink, Daily Telegraph, 10/8/2003
  5. "The Trent Bridge Library renamed to honour Peter Wynne-Thomas". trentbridge.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  6. Historical list of officers of the ACS Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 31 December 2007)
  7. Report of Nottinghamhire CountyCricket Club AGM (accessed 14 March 2016)
  8. Francis, Daily Telegraph
  9. "Amazon.com: Peter Wynne-Thomas: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  10. Richard Streeton, "Twenty One Years of the ACS". Archived from the original on 16 February 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) (accessed from the webarchive on 31 December 2007)
  11. ACS office holders Archived 15 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Streeton, Twenty One Years of the ACS
  13. "Amazon.com: wynne-thomas cricket: Books". amazon.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.

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