Tony Lewis (mathematician)

For other people with the same name, see Anthony Lewis (disambiguation).

Anthony John Lewis
MBE
Born25 February 1942
Bolton, Lancashire
Died15 March 2020(2020-03-15) (aged 78)
EducationKirkham Grammar School
Alma materUniversity of Sheffield
OccupationMathematician
Known forDuckworth–Lewis method

Anthony John Lewis MBE (25 February 1942 – 15 March 2020)[1] was a mathematician who, along with Frank Duckworth, developed the Duckworth–Lewis method of resetting targets in limited-overs cricket matches interrupted by weather or other circumstances.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Tony Lewis - England". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  2. ^ Longmore, Andrew (16 May 1999), "First Night: Duckworth–Lewis: The odd couple getting even with the weather", The Independent, London, retrieved 25 May 2010
  3. ^ Richards, Huw (18 February 2003), "How two statisticians became stars", New York Times, retrieved 25 May 2010