Farewell Frindall

The passing of Bill Frindall, masterful statistician and trivia buff of cricket, has given followers of the sport cause for mourning. In addition to covering the staggering number of 350 Test matches, or thereabouts, he also published a vast array of books on the subject. How often would the reader come across his name associated with the Wisden Book of Cricket Records.

As current commentator and BBC cricket correspondent Jonathan Agnew is quoted in the the Independent (30 Jan 2009) as saying, Frindall was ‘immortalised by Brian Johnston, who called him “The Bearded Wonder” because you could throw any question at Bill.”

In a game where statistics remain sacrosanct, Frindall was the sovereign sage, a fixture of the legendary Test Match Special team. He will be missed.