Peter Wynne-Thomas

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Peter Wynne-Thomas (born Manchester on 30 July 1934) is an English cricket writer, historian^[1] and statistician who has for many years been the archivist and librarian of Nottinghamshire CCC.^[2] ^[3] He has also been one of the club's general committee members ^[4].

Wynne-Thomas originally trained as an architectural consultant but, from what began as a hobby, he has specialised in cricket statistics and research. ^[5] He has written a number of cricket books, some intended primarily for those with a beginner's or casual interest in the sport.^[6] 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^[7] . 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.^[8].

He managed the Sport-in-Print bookshop (opposite the Trent Bridge Inn by Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham) from December 1987.^[9] 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 : ^[10]