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Percy Chapman (3 September 1900 16 September 1961) captained the

England cricket team between 1926 and 1931. Representing the
Cambridge cricket team in 1920, he once scored centuries against Oxford
and in the Gentlemen v Players match within the space of a week.
Chapman made his Test debut in 1924, although he had yet to play
County Cricket. A left-handed batsman, he went on to play 26 Test
matches for England. After he took over from Arthur Carr as captain in
1926, England defeated Australia for the first time since 1912. He
achieved victory in his first nine matches in charge but lost two and drew six of his
remaining games. An amateur cricketer, Chapman played first-class cricket for Kent,
eventually as captain. He had a respectable batting record, could score runs quickly, and
was popular with spectators. Contemporaries rated him highly as a fielder. Although
opinions were divided on his tactical ability as a captain, he was seen as an inspirational
leader. Chapman's success gave him access to fashionable society for a time, but in the
1930s, his health and cricketing form declined. For the rest of his life, he suered from
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