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Peter Wynne-Thomas (born Retford, Nottinghamshire on 30 July 1934) is an English cricket writer, historian BBC SPORT | Cricket | Story of Cricket Part I: England and statistician who has for many years been the archivist and librarian of Nottinghamshire CCC. Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club He has also been one of the club's general committee members .

Wynne-Thomas originally trained as an architectural consultant but, from what began as a hobby, he has specialised in cricket statistics and research. He has written a number of cricket books, some intended primarily for those with a beginner's or casual interest in the sport. Amazon.com: Peter Wynne-Thomas: Books Examples are the Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records, which is a selection of statistical information; and From the Weald to the World which presents a high-level account of cricket's history.

During the 1960s, he worked with Rowland Bowen on The Cricket Quarterly . In 1973, he was involved in the foundation of the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS). He was the original treasurer until 1974 and then secretary until he retired in 2006..

He managed the Sport-in-Print bookshop (opposite the Trent Bridge Inn by Trent Bridge Cricket Ground in Nottingham) from December 1987. The ACS purchased the premises in 1993 as its headquarters. Wynne-Thomas combined his shop and ACS roles until March 2006, when he retired and the shop was sold, the ACS relocating to Cardiff.

Publications by Wynne-Thomas include the following :

• Who's Who of Cricketers (with Philip Bailey and Philip Thorn)
• The Complete Encyclopedia of Cricket (with Peter Arnold)
• Complete History of Cricket Tours at Home and Abroad
• England on Tour
• From the Weald to the World
• Give Me Arthur: Biography of Arthur Shrewsbury
• Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records
• Harold Larwood
• Ivo Bligh
• Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1826-1995
• Nottinghamshire Cricketers 1821-1914
• The Ashes: A Complete Illustrated History
• The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Cricket
• The History of Hampshire County Cricket Club