Greg Chappell

Greg Chappell

AO MBE
Personal information
Full name
Gregory Stephen Chappell
Born (1948-08-07) 7 August 1948 (age 75)
Unley, South Australia
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
RoleTop-order batter
RelationsIan Chappell (brother)
Trevor Chappell (brother)
Vic Richardson (grandfather)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 251)11 December 1970 v England
Last Test6 January 1984 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 1)5 January 1971 v England
Last ODI30 April 1983 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966/67–1972/73South Australia
1968–1969Somerset
1973/74–1983/84Queensland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 87 74 321 130
Runs scored 7,110 2,331 24,535 3,948
Batting average 53.86 40.18 52.20 36.89
100s/50s 24/31 3/14 74/111 4/27
Top score 247* 138* 247* 138*
Balls bowled 5,327 3,108 20,926 5,261
Wickets 47 72 291 130
Bowling average 40.70 29.12 29.95 25.93
5 wickets in innings 1 2 5 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/61 5/15 7/40 5/15
Catches/stumpings 122/– 23/– 376/– 54/1
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up 1975 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 November 2007

Gregory Stephen Chappell AO MBE (born 7 August 1948) is a former cricketer who represented Australia at international level in both Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODI). The second of three brothers to play Test cricket, Chappell was the pre-eminent Australian batsman of his time who allied elegant stroke making to fierce concentration. An exceptional all round player who bowled medium pace and, at his retirement, held the world record for the most catches in Test cricket,[1] Chappell's career straddled two eras as the game moved toward a greater level of professionalism after the WSC schism.[2] He was the vice captain of the Australian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

Since his retirement as a player in 1984, Chappell has pursued various business and media interests as well as maintaining connections to professional cricket; he has been a selector for national and Queensland teams, a member of the Australian Cricket Board, and a coach.

  1. ^ Cashman, 1996, p. 102
  2. ^ Haigh, Gideon (1993): The Cricket War – the Inside Story of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, The Text Publishing Company. ISBN 1-86372-027-8. p 308.