Frank Duckworth

Who is Frank Duckworth?

Frank Carter Duckworth MBE is a retired English statistician, and is one of the two statisticians who developed the Duckworth–Lewis method of resetting targets in interrupted one-day cricket matches. He studied physics and earned a PhD in metallurgy at the University of Liverpool. Prior to his retirement, he worked as a mathematical scientist for the English nuclear power industry. He is a consultant statistician to the International Cricket Council, and the editor of the Royal Statistical Society's monthly news magazine, RSS News. He also served on the editorial board of Significance before stepping down in 2010. In 2004 he delivered the Royal Statistical Society Schools Lecture, entitled Lies and Statistics.

Duckworth is also known for developing a system of quantifying personal risk perception, now known as the "Duckworth scale".

Duckworth was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2010 Birthday Honours.