Tony Lewis of 'DLS method' fame passes away at age 78
Updated On: 02 April, 2020 11:24 AM IST | London | IANS
Born in Bolton, Lancashire, Lewis had graduated from Sheffield University with a degree in Mathematics and Statistics. He, alongside Duckworth, were awarded MBEs in 2010 for their services to cricket and mathematics
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Tony Lewis, the man renowned for devising cricket's Duckworth-Lewis rain rules, has died. He was 78.
In 1999, Lewis in conjunction with his fellow mathematician Frank Duckworth, devised the rule which was officially adopted by the ICC to help calculate fair run-chases in the event of overs being lost to rain during that summer's World Cup, reports ESPNcricinfo.
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