Batting style Right-handed Name Frederick Gamble 1933–1935 Surrey | 1939 Devon Bowling style Right-arm medium | |
Full name Frederick Charles Gamble Born 29 May 1905 ( 1905-05-29 ) Charing Cross, London, England Died 15 May 1965(1965-05-15) (aged 59)
Lambeth, London, England | ||
Frederick Charles Gamble (29 May 1905 – 15 May 1965) was an English cricketer. Gamble was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Charing Cross, London.
Gamble originally played Minor Counties Championship cricket for the Leicestershire Second XI. He later made his first-class debut for Surrey in the 1933 County Championship against Oxford University at The Oval. Gamble played first-class cricket for Surrey from 1933 to 1935, making 19 first-class appearances, the last of which came against Oxford University. A bowler, he took 40 first-class wickets at a bowling average of 38.87, with best figures of 4/82. After being an infrequent member of the Surrey team, Gamble was relegated to the Second XI, who he played for until 1937. He later played for Devon in the 1939 Minor Counties Championship.
He died in Lambeth, London on 15 May 1965.