Books containing cricket averages have been popular sellers since the 1850s and books of published cricket scores go back another fifty years. Over 40,000 first-class matches have been played to date and these form the basis of the majority of cricket records. Until the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians was formed and launched its extensive publication programme, it was with extreme difficulty that cricket buffs could locate the detailed first-class scores, and these are, of course the absolute necessity for the compiler of records. It is perhaps not generally known that the Association welcomes everyone interested in the subject. Just as important, the Association acts as a focal point.
Members meet others interested in the same area of research and can thus compare notes and problems.
The Association runs an office opposite the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham. This office is open six days a week and answers members' queries by letter or phone. The stocks of many of the 250 plus publications which the Association has issued during its 24 years are kept in the office and can be purchased. It is hoped that we will soon be able to offer purchase via the Internet. The Association also has an extensive biographical research section.