Greg Chappell
| Player information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surname | Gregory Stephen Chappell | |||
| Born | 7 Aug 1948 (age 72) Unley , South Australia , Australia |
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| height | 1.85 m | |||
| Batting style | Right handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right-handed medium pace | |||
| Player role | Batsman | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | Australia | |||
| Test debut (cap 251) | 11th December 1970 v England | |||
| Last test | January 6, 1984 v Pakistan | |||
| ODI debut (cap 1) | 5th January 1971 v England | |||
| Last ODI | April 30, 1983 v Sri Lanka | |||
| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1973-1984 | Queensland | |||
| 1968-1969 | Somerset | |||
| 1966-1973 | South Australia | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Games | 87 | 74 | 321 | 130 |
| Runs (total) | 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 |
| Highscore | 247 * | 138 * | 247 * | 138 * |
| Balls | 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 play | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling performance | 5/61 | 5/15 | 7/40 | 5/15 |
| Catches / stumpings | 122/0 | 23/0 | 376/0 | 54/1 |
| Source: Cricinfo , April 15, 2015 | ||||
Gregory Stephen Chappell , MBE (born August 7, 1948 in Unley , South Australia ) is a retired Australian cricketer . Chappell comes from a family of cricketers. His grandfather Vic Richardson and brothers Ian Chappell and Trevor Chappell also played test cricket for Australia .
Career
Greg Chappell played 87 test matches for Australia during his career , in which he scored a total of 7110 runs (53.86 runs per wicket ). He is one of only nine Australian players who achieved a career average of at least 50 runs per wicket. In a total of 48 tests between 1975 and 1983, Chappell was the captain of the Australian test team . He played his first test for Australia in December 1970 against England in Perth . Greg Chappell had his last test in January 1984 against the Pakistani team in Sydney . In this test he broke the then existing Australian record for most career test runs achieved. This record was previously held by Don Bradman . In addition, Greg Chappell continued his career end the record for the most achieved Catches a fielder in Test cricket , total further 122. Of denied Greg Chappell 74 one day international cricket matches (ODIs) for Australia, where he 2331 runs (40.18 runs per Wicket) scored. He was also a member of the Australian team that in 1975 the final of the Cricket World Cup reached.
Others
From 2005 to 2007 Greg Chappell coached the Indian national cricket team . In 1973 he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year . In 2009 Greg Chappell was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c d e Greg Chappell - Hall of Famers (English) . In: ICC Cricket . Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ↑ a b c d Greg Chappell (English) . In: Cricinfo . Retrieved April 18, 2015.
Captain of the Australian National Cricket Team (Test) Captain of the Australian National Cricket Team (ODI)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Chappell, Greg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Chappell, Gregory Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 7, 1948 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Unley ( South Australia ) |