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About 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 returning to England, where he spent his retirement watching and writing about cricket.
- He authored numerous books and articles on the game, compiled a number of indices, and also acted as a consultant cricket historian.
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