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The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians

The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) was founded in England in 1973 for the purpose of researching and collating information about the history and statistics of cricket. Originally called the Association of Cricket Statisticians, the words "and Historians" were added in 1992, but it has continued to use the initialism "ACS."

The ACS headquarters were formerly in Nottingham, opposite Trent Bridge Cricket Ground, but relocated to Cardiff in 2006.. Since the Covid crisis in 2020, all ACS Committee meetings have been held on-line; there is no longer any physical base for the organisation.

Although constituted in England, the ACS has a worldwide membership, and is open to anyone with a relevant interest. Several of the world's leading statisticians and historians are members, including Andrew Hignell.

The ACS celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2023 with an event at Leicestershire County Cricket Club; contributions were received from all over the world.

The ACS remains a highly active publisher of cricket books. In 2025 it published the ACS Women's International Cricket Year Book collated by Philip Bailey, which is the first of its kind. In 2026 this book was published on-line.

Other recent publications include:

  • ACS Overseas First Class Annual compiled by John Bryant
  • The Hills of Rockwood by Andrew Hignell
  • Christianity at The Crease by Eric Midwinter
  • Fred Bakewell: Among the Bright Colours by Mick Pope
  • ACS Women's International Cricket Year Book compiled by Philip Bailey

Every quarter the ACS publishes its journal The Cricket Statistician, which features detailed articles on cricket history and statistics as well as book reviews.

The ACS also offers an active on-line forum for its members to discuss statistical and historical matters.

The ACS SubStack feed has become a source of writing on current and historical cricketing matters.

The ACS presents annually "The Brooke Lambert Award" for Statistician or Historian of the Year. In 2025 this was awarded to Andrew Radd, a doyen of Northamptonshire cricket history and long-time cricket commentator on BBC Northamptonshire.

In 2026 "The Brooke Lambert Award" was awarded to Marion Collins.

The ACS runs a selection of auctions for cricket books and related material for its members through a calendar year.

The ACS website is a source of historic and current cricketing data.

The ACS has a large on-line following through its active social-media platforms:

Current ACS officers include

  • David Kendix (President),
  • Garry Wallace (Treasurer),
  • Jeremy Lonsdale (Secretary),

The current ACS Committee consists of:

  • Peter Hardy (Chair), (Communications),
  • Garry Wallace (Treasurer),
  • Jeremy Lonsdale (Secretary),
  • Huw Nathan (Membership),
  • Jeremy Lonsdale (Publications),
  • Derek Noakes,
  • John Winnifrith,
  • Rodney Ulyate,
  • Pete Griffiths (Website),
  • John Bryant,
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