G. Derek West

Geoffrey Derek West (27 May 1922 – October 2002) was a British academic specialising in Medieval French and Arthurian literature, on which he authored two books and numerous articles. He also took a professional interest in American frontier and military history. He was a professor and dean at McMaster University, Ontario, for seventeen years, before retiring and returning to England.

West spent his retirement watching and writing about cricket. He authored several books and articles on the game, compiled a number of indices, and also acted as a consultant cricket historian.

References

Books

An Index of Proper Names in French Arthurian Verse Romances, 1150–1300. 1969

An Index of Proper Names in French Arthurian Prose Romances. 1979

The Elevens of England. London: Darf, 1988

Twelve Days of Grace. London: Darf, 1989

Six More Days of Grace. London: Darf, 1992

Guide to Lillywhite's Cricketers' Companion. Oxford: North Moreton Press, 1995

1922 births

2002 deaths

Academic staff of McMaster University

Cricket historians and writers

British sportswriters

20th-century British historians

British expatriates in Canada