Full name Gregory Stephen Chappell
Born August 7, 1948, Unley, Adelaide, South Australia
Current age 61 years 111 days
Major teams Australia, Queensland, Somerset, South Australia
Playing role Higher middle order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Other Coach, Commentator
Height 1.87 m
Education Prince Alfred College, Adelaide
Relation Grandfather - VY Richardson, Brother - IM Chappell, Brother - TM Chappell
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 87 | 151 | 19 | 7110 | 247* | 53.86 | 24 | 31 | 755 | 16 | 122 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 74 | 72 | 14 | 2331 | 138* | 40.18 | 3079 | 75.70 | 3 | 14 | 195 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| First-class | 321 | 542 | 72 | 24535 | 247* | 52.20 | 74 | 111 | 376 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 130 | 126 | 19 | 3948 | 138* | 36.89 | 4 | 27 | 54 | 1 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 87 | 88 | 5327 | 1913 | 47 | 5/61 | 5/61 | 40.70 | 2.15 | 113.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 74 | 67 | 3108 | 2097 | 72 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 29.12 | 4.04 | 43.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 321 | 20926 | 8717 | 291 | 7/40 | 29.95 | 2.49 | 71.9 | 5 | 0 | |||
| List A | 130 | 5261 | 3372 | 130 | 5/15 | 5/15 | 25.93 | 3.84 | 40.4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Test debut | Australia v England at Perth, Dec 11-16, 1970 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, Jan 2-6, 1984 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v England at Melbourne, Jan 5, 1971 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Sri Lanka v Australia at Colombo (SSC), Apr 30, 1983 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1966/67 - 1983/84 |
| List A span | 1968 - 1983/84 |
Upright and unbending, with a touch of the tin soldier about his bearing, Greg Chappell was the outstanding Australian batsman of his generation. Though he had an appetite for big scores, it was his calm brow and courtly manner that bowlers found just as disheartening. He made a century in his first and final Tests, and 22 more in between - although perhaps the outstanding batting of his career left no trace on the record-books, his 621 runs at 69 in five unauthorised World Series Cricket "SuperTests" in the Caribbean in 1979, off a West Indian attack of unprecedented hostility. Less empathic as a captain than his elder brother Ian, he nonetheless won 21 of his 48 Tests and lost only 13. He lost the Ashes in 1977, but reclaimed them in 1982-83. His feat of scoring centuries in each innings of his captaincy debut is unequalled.
After retiring he went into coaching, spending some time with South Australia and working as a consultant at Pakistan's National Cricket Academy. He also worked as a commentator for ABC Radio. In May, 2005, he was appointed coach of the Indian national cricket team on a two-year term.
Gideon Haigh
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1973
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame 2002
- Greg Chappell fears for Test cricket's future (Nov 19, 2009)
- Lillee and Chappell face off ... as coaches (Oct 14, 2009)
- Chappell visits NCA with academy team (Aug 17, 2009)
- Impressive Watson stakes Ashes claim (Jul 24, 2009)
- Australia's finest (Jul 20, 2009)
Nov 19, 2009
Greg Chappell speaks at the 7th Annual Sir Donald Bradman Oration
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Oct 15, 2008
Greg Chappell and Shane Watson exit the ground
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Oct 8, 2008
Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell chat ahead of the first Test
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