Gerry Chalk

Gerry Chalk
Personal information
Full name
Frederick Gerald Hudson Chalk
Born(1910-09-07)7 September 1910
Sydenham, London
Died17 February 1943(1943-02-17) (aged 32)
Louches, Pas-de-Calais, France
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1931–1934Oxford University
1933–1939Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 156
Runs scored 6,732
Batting average 28.16
100s/50s 11/31
Top score 198
Balls bowled 605
Wickets 7
Bowling average 58.42
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/22
Catches/stumpings 62/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 March 2009

Frederick Gerald Hudson Chalk DFC, born Gerald Frederick Hudson Chalk and known as Gerry Chalk, (7 September 1910 – 17 February 1943) was an English amateur cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Oxford University, Kent County Cricket Club and MCC between 1931 and 1939, captaining both Oxford and Kent. Chalk died in 1943, shot down over northern France whilst serving as a Spitfire pilot in the Royal Air Force.