birth_place honorific_suffix birth_date known_for article_title name occupation
lytham st annes , lancashire mbe 26 december 1939 duckworth -- lewis method , risk perception frank duckworth
 frank carter duckworth statistician
frank duckworth

frank carter duckworth mbe -lrb- born 26 december 1939 in lytham st annes , lancashire -rrb- is a retired english statistician , and is one of the two statisticians who developed the duckworth -- lewis method of resetting targets in interrupted one-day cricket matches .
he studied physics -lrb- bsc hons 1961 -rrb- and earned a phd -lrb- 1965 -rrb- in metallurgy at the university of liverpool .
prior to his retirement , he worked as a mathematical scientist for the english nuclear power industry .
he is a consultant statistician to the international cricket council , and the editor of the royal statistical society 's monthly news magazine , rss news .
he also served on the editorial board of `` significance '' before stepping down in 2010 .
in 2004 he delivered the royal statistical society schools lecture , entitled `` lies and statistics '' .
duckworth is also known for developing a system of quantifying personal risk perception , now known as the `` duckworth scale '' .
duckworth was appointed member of the order of the british empire -lrb- mbe -rrb- in the 2010 birthday honours .
