William Richard Frank Chamberlain (1925 – 2004) was an English cricketer who played for

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. He appeared in six first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled

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. Born in Elton, Huntingdonshire on 13 April 1925, Chamberlain was the son of Elizabeth (née Robson) and Richard Chamberlain. He died in

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on 8 April 2004. He scored 67 runs with a highest score of 14 and took no

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/ref> Chamberlain was a director of the family company Chamberlain Phipps, which made shoe industry components and materials. He was also involved in cricket administration, serving as chairman of the Cricket Council from 1990 to 1994 and of the

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. A photographic portrait of Chamberlain by Elliott & Fry is in the collection of the

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1925 births 2004 deaths English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers English cricket administrators People from Elton, Cambridgeshire {{england-cricket-bio-1920s-stub