Mat Chapman

Mat Chapman

Personal information
Full name	Mat Chapman
Born	13 April 1865 Arnesby, Leicestershire, England
Died	28 November 1909 (aged 44) Narborough, Leicestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium pace
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 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 0/30 Catches/stumpings 21/2

Mat Chapman (or sometimes Matt 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 were a second-class county until 1894, his first-class debut was made for Liverpool and District in 1893. He was born in Arnesby and died in Narborough, Leicestershire. 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]

Notes

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