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The co-inventor of DLS method i.e. Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method has passed away. Frank Duckworth, known as the father of DLS method, has passed away. He breathed his last at the age of 84 on Friday, June 21. Duckworth was a consultant statistician at the ICC until 2014. Apart from international cricket, DLS method is used to get results of rain interrupted matches in T20 league. This rule is very important in today’s times.
For years there has been controversy over how to decide the results of rain-interrupted matches. There was also controversy when Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis initially developed the method, but then when Steve Stern joined them, the method underwent some important changes and is now in constant use. Frank Duckworth was a legendary statistician from England. In 1997, he, along with Tony Lewis, devised a methodology for fixing revised targets for rain-interrupted matches, which was adopted by the ICC in 2001.
However, in 2014 the rule was renamed and became known as Duckworth-Lewis-Stern, as Frank and Tony were later joined by Australian statistician Steven Stern. Duckworth and Lewis were awarded MBEs (Members of the Order of the British Empire) in June 2010. A method like DLS would have been needed by everyone then, while in 1992 World Cup In the semi-final match between South Africa and England, it was ordered to score 22 runs in one ball.
ICC General Manager Wasim Khan said on the passing of Frank Duckworth, “Frank was a top statistician who was respected by his peers as well as the cricket community. The DLS method he co-developed has stood the test of time.” It has continued to be used in international cricket more than two decades after its inception and our condolences to your family and friends on his passing.