Frederick Campling

Frederick Campling

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Stratford Campling
Born	(1908-06-09)9 June 1908 Basford, Nottinghamshire, England
Died	22 March 1945(1945-03-22) (aged 36) Sandakan, Borneo, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1935–1939	Devon
1929/30–1933/34	Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 59 Batting average 9.83 100s/50s –/– Top score 16 Balls bowled 350 Wickets 11 Bowling average 22.09 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 4/75 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 August 2020

Frederick Stratford Campling (9 June 1908 – 22 March 1945[1]) was an English cricketer and Royal Air Force airman. His batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born in Basford, Nottinghamshire.

Campling made his first-class debut in South Africa for Orange Free State against Rhodesia in 1930. He played five first-class matches in his career, all for Orange Free State and spread over a period of four years. His final first-class match came in the 1933/34 season against Border.[2] In his five first-class matches for Orange Free State he scored 59 runs at a batting average of 9.83, with a high score of 16.[3] Predominantly a bowler, he took 11 wickets at a bowling average of 22.09, with best figures of 4/75.[4] He later played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Devon between 1935 and 1939.[5]

Campling served in the Second World War. He was serving with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as part of No. 258 Squadron in Burma, where he held the rank of Leading Aircraftman.[6] He became a prisoner of war to the Japanese, becoming a victim of the Sandakan Death Marches when he died on 22 March 1945.[7] He is commemorated on the Kranji War Memorial in Singapore and the Ilsington War Memorial in Ilsington, Devon.[1]

References

1. Kennington, Paula; Dave Kennington (2006). "Ilsington War Memorial". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Frederick Campling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frederick Campling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frederick Campling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Frederick Campling". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
6. "www.roll-of-honour.org.uk - Names: C". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
7. "Sandakan Atrocities Roll of Honour". www.roll-of-honour.org.uk. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

External links

• Frederick Campling at ESPNcricinfo
• Frederick Campling at CricketArchive