Bill Frindall

Bill Frindall
Personal information
Full name	William Howard Frindall
Born	3 March 1939; Epsom, Surrey, England
Died	30 January 2009 (aged 69); Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Nickname	The Bearded Wonder, Bearders
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Scorer, statistician, author
Domestic team information
1972	Marylebone Cricket Club
	Source: CricketArchive, 29 January 2009

William Howard Frindall, MBE (3 March 1939 – 30 January 2009)^[1]^[2] was an English cricket scorer and statistician, who was familiar to cricket followers as a member of the Test Match Special commentary team on BBC radio. He was nicknamed the Bearded Wonder (shortened to Bearders) by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in moments, while continuing to keep perfect scorecards and because he had a beard.^[1]^[3] Angus Fraser described Frindall as "the doyen of cricket scorers" in his obituary in The Independent.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Obituary: Bill Frindall". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009.
^ Cowen, Lewis (8 February 2009). "Widow tells of Bill Frindall's last moments". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
^ Johnston, Brian (2012). Johnston, Barry (ed.). Another Slice of Johnners. Random House. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-4481-3289-8.
^ Obituary, The Independent, 3 February 2009

[The_Daily_Telegraph-1] "Obituary: Bill Frindall". The Daily Telegraph. London. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009.

[2] Cowen, Lewis (8 February 2009). "Widow tells of Bill Frindall's last moments". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2023.

[Johnners_Slice-3] Johnston, Brian (2012). Johnston, Barry (ed.). Another Slice of Johnners. Random House. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-4481-3289-8.

[independent-4] Obituary, The Independent, 3 February 2009

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