Frederick Chapman (sportsman)

Frederick Douglas Chapman (21 March 1901 – 27 June 1964) was an Australian sportsman who played first-class cricket with Victoria and Australian rules football for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Frederick Chapman

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Douglas Chapman
Born	(1901-03-21)21 March 1901 North Fitzroy, Victoria
Died	27 June 1964(1964-06-27) (aged 63) Northcote, Victoria
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928/29–1930/31	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 4 Runs scored 94 Batting average 13.42 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 33 Balls bowled 547 Wickets 7 Bowling average 28.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/69 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2014

Chapman played two games at Fitzroy, one each in the 1920 and 1921 VFL seasons, before going to Coburg. As a cricketer he bowled right-arm medium pace and took seven wickets at 28.00 from his four first-class matches. Five of those wickets came in a match against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1930/31 and included a haul of 4/69 in the second innings.^[1]