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 are held on-line and therefore there is no physical base for the organisation.

Although constituted in England, the ACS has a worldwide membership and is open to anyone with a relevant interest. The ACS and its members enjoy, interpret & publish research into cricket statistics & history. Several of the world's leading statisticians and historians are members of the ACS including Andrew Hignell.

The ACS celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2023 with a highly successful event at Leicestershire CCC [[1]] where contributions were received from all over the world.

The ACS remains a successful and 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.

Other 2025 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

[All are available at https://shop.acscricket.com/ ACS Shop]

Every quarter the ACS publishes its journal 'The Cricket Statistician' which features detailed articles on cricket history and statistics as well as book reviews and much more. [2]

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

The ACS Sub-Stack feed has become an important source of writing on cutting edge current and historical cricketing matters. Subscribe by going to: ACS SubStack

The ACS presents an annual award called 'The Brooke Lambert Award' for the 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. [3]

Brooke Lambert Award

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 considerable source of historic and current cricketing data and is regularly used by cricket broadcasters, writers, players and supporters all over the world.

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

The current ACS officers consist of:

David Kendix (President), Garry Wallace (Treasurer), Andrew Hignell (Secretary),

The current ACS Committee consists of: John Bryant (Chair), Garry Wallace (Treasurer), {{Andrew Hignell]] (Secretary), Huw Nathan (Membership), Jeremy Lonsdale (Publications), Peter Hardy (Communications), Derek Noakes, John Winnifrith, Rodney Ulyate, Ric Finlay and Keith Walmsley

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