Percy Chapman England (Eng)
Batting style	Left-handed batsman (LHB)
Bowling type	n/a
	Tests	First-class
Matches	26	394
Runs scored	925	16309
Batting average	28. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any In the sport of Cricket there are two broad categories of bowlers: pace bowlers and spin bowlers Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 90	31. 97
100s/50s	1/5	27/75
Top score	121	260
Balls bowled	40	1576
Wickets	0	22
Bowling average	n/a	41. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 86
5 wickets in innings	0	1
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	5/40	5/40
Catches/stumpings	32/0	356/0
Test debut: 14 June 1924 Last Test: 25 February 1931 Source: [1]

Arthur Percy Frank Chapman (was born at Reading, Berkshire on 3 September 1900 and died at Alton, Hampshire on 16 September 1961) was an outstanding English cricketer who captained England to a then English-record-equalling seven consecutive Test match wins, a record that was not surpassed until Michael Vaughan's team (with one game captained by Marcus Trescothick) won eight in a row in 2004. An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during For other uses see Stump (disambiguation Stump is a term used in the Sport of Cricket where has three different meanings Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alton is a small market town in Hampshire, England, to the southwest of Farnham. Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Michael Paul Vaughan OBE (born 29 October 1974 in Eccles, Salford, England is a Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE (born 25 December 1975 in Keynsham, Somerset) is an English Cricketer He plays first-class Chapman won his first nine Tests as captain, but this sequence was interrupted by Tests in which others captained England.

Percy Chapman was educated at Uppingham and represented Cambridge University, Kent and England. Uppingham School is a co-educational Independent school situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English domestic Cricket structure representing He is notable for having played six Tests, including four on an Ashes tour, before playing in the County Championship for Kent. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The County Championship is the domestic first class Cricket competition in England and Wales.

Captaining England in the Second Ashes Test at Lord's (28 June to 1 July 1930), he swallowed a bluebottle not long after completing his only Test century. Play was held up for several minutes and Chapman was dismissed for 121 soon afterwards.

Chapman was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1919. The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are Cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their

Note: ¹ In 1929/30 England played two Test series simultaneously, one against New Zealand, the other against the West Indies. Bryan Herbert Valentine ( January 17, 1908, Blackheath London – February 2, 1983, Otford, Kent) was an Ronald Thurston Bryan ( July 30, 1898 &ndash July 27, 1970) was an English Cricketer Bryan was born in Beckenham The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national Cricket team representing

External reference

• Cricinfo page on Percy Chapman