Full name Edmund Chapman c.1715-1740 Chertsey Cricket Club Name Edmund Chapman Died July 30, 1763, England | Batting style unknown hand c.1715-1740 Surrey Role Cricket Player | |
Born c. 1695 England Bowling style underarm: unknown hand and type | ||
Edmund Chapman (c.1695 – 30 July 1763) was an early English cricketer who was reported to have been one of the best in England during the 1720s and 1730s. He is believed to have played for Chertsey and Surrey in major cricket.
Career
Chapman is one of the earliest cricketers whose name has survived in 18th century records. In 1763, a newspaper report announced his death at Chertsey in his 69th year and said of him that he was "an eminent master bricklayer" and "accounted one of the most dextrous cricket players in England". The report added that his mother was "then living at the same place, in her 103rd year".
There are no known references to Chapman earlier than his obituary notice but, given his age, he must have been an active player from c.1715 until possibly c.1740, presumably playing for Chertsey, or perhaps Croydon, and for Surrey as a county.