Mat Chapman

Mat Chapman (13 April 1865 – 28 November 1909) was an English cricketer active from 1890 to 1895 who played over 50 times for Leicestershire. As Leicestershire was a second-class county until 1894, his first-class debut was made for Liverpool and District in 1893. He appeared in 28 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who sometimes kept wicket. He scored 633 first-class runs with a highest score of 56 and completed 21 catches with two stumpings. In April 1882 when he was 17 years old Chapman enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment of the Militia or Army Reserve, he was described as a Labourer.

English cricketer

For other people with similar names, see Matthew Chapman (disambiguation).

Mat Chapman

Personal information
Full name	Mat Chapman
Born	(1865-04-13)13 April 1865 Arnesby, Leicestershire, England
Died	28 November 1909(1909-11-28) (aged 44) Narborough, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1890–1895	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 28 Runs scored 633 Batting average 13.18 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 56 Balls bowled 25 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 21/2

Mat Chapman (13 April 1865 – 28 November 1909) was an English cricketer active from 1890 to 1895 who played over 50 times for Leicestershire. As Leicestershire was a second-class county until 1894, his first-class debut was made for Liverpool and District in 1893. He appeared in 28 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who sometimes kept wicket. He scored 633 first-class runs with a highest score of 56 and completed 21 catches with two stumpings.^[1]

In April 1882 when he was 17 years old Chapman enlisted in the Leicestershire Regiment of the Militia or Army Reserve, he was described as a Labourer.^[2]

References

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1. ^ "Player profile: Mat Chapman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
2. ^ Army Form E.504 Militia Attestation of No. 279 Matt Chapman

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