Mat Chapman

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

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]

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

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]