Philip Carling
Personal information
Full name
Philip George Carling
Born25 November 1946
Carshalton, Surrey, England
Died12 November 2023(2023-11-12) (aged 76)
Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOpening batter, occasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1970Cambridge University
1972Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 30
Runs scored 1,160
Batting average 22.30
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 104
Balls bowled 33
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 0/0
Catches/stumpings 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 July 2023

Philip George Carling (25 November 1946 — 12 November 2023) was an English cricketer and cricket administrator. He played 30 first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1967 and 1970.[1]

Carling's best season as a left-handed opening batter was his last, the 1970 Cambridge University season, when he, Majid Khan and Roger Knight were singled out by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as "the strength of the side".[2] Carling's only first-class century, an innings of 104, came that season and a second-wicket partnership of 225 with Majid led Cambridge to an eight-wicket win against a strong Glamorgan side, the university team's first victory over a county side since 1963.[3] In the 1970 University Match against Oxford, Carling's last first-class game, he and Majid put on 168 for the second wicket, but Carling's share was just 44 and Majid went on to score 200 in a match truncated by a final day lost to rain.[4] In addition to his blue for cricket in 1970, Carling had also won a cricket blue in 1968 and was awarded a blue in field hockey. Before and during his time at Cambridge University, Carling also played cricket for Surrey's second eleven and in 1972 he made a single appearance in a Minor Counties Championship match for Cambridgeshire.[5]

Carling worked as a sports administrator, acting as secretary (chief executive) to Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club before taking a similar role at Glamorgan. In 2004 he was appointed chairman of the Sports Council for Wales.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Philip Carling". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Universities in 1970: Cambridge". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1971 ed.). Wisden. p. 721.
  3. ↑ "The Universities in 1970: Cambridge University v Glamorgan". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1971 ed.). Wisden. pp. 726–727.
  4. ↑ "Other Matches at Lord's: Oxford v Cambridge". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1971 ed.). Wisden. pp. 310–311.
  5. ↑ Philip Carling, CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 July 2023. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ "Carling for Sports Council job". Wales Online. Cardiff. 23 January 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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