Travis Basevi: the Statsguru visionary who transformed cricket

The offices of Cricinfo, whose database, created by Travis Basevi, transformed the way cricket is analysed. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/The Guardian

Travis Basevi wasn’t the kind of man who sought the limelight. He was happy to just do his thing. And that thing was groundbreaking.

Basevi, who died last month at the tragically young age of 47, leaving behind his wife, Jane, and son, Victor, was a genuine one-off, a man who transformed the way people looked at cricket and, by extension, the game itself.