William Howard Frindall ( March 3, 1939, Epsom, Surrey ) is a British cricket scorer and statistician who is familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBC's radio programme Test Match Special. He was nicknamed "the Bearded Wonder" by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obtuse cricketing facts in moments at the same time as keeping perfect scorecards. Frindall and Philip Bailey are generally regarded as the two foremost contemporary cricket statisticians. Jump to: navigation, search March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also Epsom, New Hampshire and Epsom, New Zealand. ... Jump to: navigation, search Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Jump to: navigation, search A cricket match in progress. ... A scorer in the sport of cricket is someone appointed to record all runs scored, all wickets taken and, where appropriate, number of overs bowled. ... For Wikipedia statistics, see m:Statistics Statistics is the science and practice of developing human knowledge through the use of empirical data expressed in quantitative form. ... Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Test Match Special (known as TMS) is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4 (long Wave). ... Brian Alexander Johnston (June 24, 1912 - January 5, 1994) (known as Johnners) was a cricket commentator for BBC Radio 4 from 1970 until his death. ...

He studied at Reigate Grammar School and architecture at the Kingston School of Art before serving in National Service for six and a half years in the RAF. When Arthur Wrigley who had been the BBC scorer from 1934 to 1965 died, Frindall took over from him in 1966. Jump to: navigation, search Reigate Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school that was founded in 1675 and is located in the Surrey town of Reigate. ... // Scope and intentions According to the very earliest surviving work on the subject, Vitruvius De Architectura, good buildings should have Beauty (Venustas), Firmness (Firmitas) and Utility (Utilitas); architecture can be said to be a balance and coordination among these three elements, with none overpowering the others. ... Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

His major works include

• "Wisden Book of Test Cricket"
• "Playfair Cricket Annual", which he had edited for two decades
• "Wisden Book of Cricket Records"
• "Guinness Book of Cricket - Facts and Feats"
• "Statistics section of "Wisden" for several years.

He is also known for producing scoring charts for many of his tours with England. He modified the linear scoring system developed by Australian scorer Bill Ferguson into a version that is known as the Frindall system. Cricket is a sport that generates a large number of statistics. ... Wisden is the main publisher of information on cricket in the United Kingdom. ... William Henry Ferguson (1880 - September 22, 1957), is the one of the best known cricket scorers. ...

Frindall was selected as the Statistician of the Year by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS)[1] in 1996. In 1998, he was awarded the honorary Degree of Doctor of Technology by Staffordshire University for his contribution to statistics. He was appointed an MBE for services to cricket and broadcasting in the 2004 summer Honours list. Jump to: navigation, search The Statistician of the Year was instituted in the year 1987 by the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians and is sponsored by Hamlyn. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians is based in Nottingham opposite Trent Bridge Cricket Ground. ... The Doctor of Technology (D.Tech. ... Staffordshire University is a university based in the city of Stoke-on-Trent, and also in Stafford & Lichfield. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video signals (programs) to a number of recipients (listeners or viewers) that belong to a large group. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The honours system of the United Kingdom is a means of rewarding personal bravery, achievement or service to the country. ...

As a statistician, Frindall has often chosen to walk alone. A few years ago ACS revised the first class status of many old matches, which lead to figures which are different from the conventional figures. Frindall refused to accept it with the result that the ACS figures (which appear in Cricinfo and Cricketarchive) are different from those in Wisden. Jack Hobbs, for instance, has 199 hundreds in Cricinfo and 197 in Wisden. More recently, ICC decided to give Test and ODI status to the matches played for the Tsunami benefit and the ICC Super Series between Australia and a Rest of the World team. Frindall ignored this ruling, and Playfair and his other publications do not classify them as official Tests and ODIs. For Wikipedia statistics, see m:Statistics Statistics is the science and practice of developing human knowledge through the use of empirical data expressed in quantitative form. ... Cricinfo is one of the largest cricket-related websites. ... Sir John Berry Jack Hobbs, KBE (born 16 December 1882 in Cambridge, England, died 21 December 1963 in Hove, Sussex) played cricket for Surrey and England. ... Jump to: navigation, search ICC logo // History The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the governing body for international Test match and One-day International cricket. ... Jump to: navigation, search Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... A One-day International (ODI) cricket match is a one-day cricket match played between two international teams each representing a particular country. ... Jump to: navigation, search The December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hits Thailand The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, was an undersea earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC (07:58:53 local time) on December 26, 2004. ... The World Cricket Tsunami Appeal is an effort by the International Cricket Council to raise funds to support the humanitarian relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004. ... The ICC Super Series 2005 will be a cricket series in Australia played throughout October featuring the worlds best cricketers. ... The Playfair system was invented by Charles Wheatstone, first described in 1854. ...

Reference

• Airedale-Wharfedale Senior Cricket League biography

External links

• Bill Frindall's website
• Frindall's column in BBC