How many Test runs has Murray Chapple scored?

Murray Chapple has 497 runs in 27 Test innings from 14 matches at an average of 19.11. Highest score: 76.

What is Murray Chapple's Test batting average?

Murray Chapple's Test batting average is 19.11, from 497 runs and 27 innings.

Which teams has Murray Chapple played international cricket for?

Murray Chapple is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.

When did Murray Chapple play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1953 to 1966. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Murray Chapple

Middle-order batter · 1953 to 1966 · 14 internationals

New Zealand

Test14 matches

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14Internationals

497Runs

0Hundreds

1Wickets

10Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	0	3	2	-	2

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	14	5	248	17	84	1	1/24	1/24	84.00	2.03	248.00	0	0	0

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	14	26	10	0	10	0.384	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Murray Chapple: Test stats

Test

14 matches · 1953-1966

497runs

Matches: 14
Average: 19.11
Strike rate: -
Hundreds: 0
Highest: 76
Fifties: 3

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	27	27	5	5	1953-03-13	1966-02-25	Complete

Questions fans ask about Murray Chapple

How many Test runs has Murray Chapple scored?: Murray Chapple has 497 runs in 27 Test innings from 14 matches at an average of 19.11. Highest score: 76.
What is Murray Chapple's Test batting average?: Murray Chapple's Test batting average is 19.11, from 497 runs and 27 innings.
Which teams has Murray Chapple played international cricket for?: Murray Chapple is recorded for New Zealand in this publication.
When did Murray Chapple play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1953 to 1966. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

14 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1966-02-25	England v New Zealand	Test	Match drawn
1964-03-13	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1964-02-28	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1964-02-21	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1962-02-02	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by inns & 51 runs
1962-01-01	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	New Zealand won by 72 runs
1956-03-09	New Zealand v West Indies	Test	New Zealand won by 190 runs
1955-03-11	England v New Zealand	Test	England won by 8 wickets
1954-02-05	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 5 wickets
1954-01-29	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 9 wickets
1954-01-01	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1953-12-24	New Zealand v South Africa	Test	South Africa won by 132 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1953 to 1966

Murray Chapple in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

497Runs

19.11Average

-Strike rate

0Hundreds

3Fifties

76Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	0	3	2	-	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	14	5	248	17	84	1	1/24	1/24	84.00	2.03	248.00	0	0	0

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	14	26	10	0	10	0.384	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught15 · 55.6%

Bowled7 · 25.9%

LBW4 · 14.8%

Not out1 · 3.7%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

216.6010 inns

310.502 inns

425.502 inns

5-0 inns

627.005 inns

724.006 inns

82.002 inns

9-0 inns

10-0 inns

11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

162runs

18.00average

-strike rate

150s

0100s

Test record by situation

complete career

Murray Chapple: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
South Africa	11	21	1	458	76	22.90	-	-	3	0	-	1
England	2	4	0	35	20	8.75	-	-	0	2	3	1
West Indies	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	-	-	0	0	0	0
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

Murray Chapple: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	7	14	1	195	59	15.00	-	-	1	2	-	1
Away	7	13	0	302	76	23.23	-	-	2	0	-	1
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

Murray Chapple: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	7	7	0	214	76	30.57	-	-	2	1	-	0
2nd innings of the match	7	7	0	113	59	16.14	-	-	1	0	-	0
3rd innings of the match	8	8	0	121	42	15.12	-	-	0	0	-	2
4th innings of the match	5	5	1	49	22	12.25	-	-	0	1	-	0
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

Murray Chapple: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 2	7	10	0	166	76	16.60	-	-	1	1	-	0
No. 3	2	2	0	21	20	10.50	-	-	0	0	1	1
No. 4	2	2	0	51	42	25.50	-	-	0	0	-	1
No. 6	4	5	0	135	69	27.00	-	-	1	0	-	0
No. 7	4	6	1	120	59	24.00	-	-	1	1	-	0
No. 8	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	-	-	0	0	0	0
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

Murray Chapple: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	2	4	0	106	69	26.50	-	-	1	0	-	0
Lost	6	12	0	144	42	12.00	-	-	0	1	-	2
Drawn	6	11	1	247	76	24.70	-	-	2	1	-	0
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

Murray Chapple: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1953	3	6	0	61	22	10.16	-	-	0	0	-	0
1954	3	5	0	148	76	29.60	-	-	1	0	-	1
1955	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	-	-	0	1	1	1
1956	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	-	-	0	0	0	0
1962	2	4	0	122	69	30.50	-	-	1	0	-	0
1964	3	6	1	127	59	25.40	-	-	1	0	-	0
1966	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	-	-	0	1	2	0
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

Murray Chapple: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Eden Park	3	6	0	57	22	9.50	-	-	0	0	-	0
The Wanderers Stadium	3	6	0	96	42	16.00	-	-	0	0	-	1
University Oval, Dunedin	2	4	0	64	37	16.00	-	-	0	1	-	1
Newlands	2	3	0	178	76	59.33	-	-	2	0	-	0
All	14	27	1	497	76	19.11	-	-	3	2	-	2

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Best Test performances

Murray Chapple: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
76	-	-	5	0	South Africa	Newlands	1954-01-01
69	-	-	10	0	South Africa	Newlands	1962-01-01
59	-	-	6	0	South Africa	Basin Reserve	1964-02-21
42	-	-	3	1	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1954-01-29
37	-	-	5	0	South Africa	University Oval, Dunedin	1964-02-28
33	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Newlands	1962-01-01
22	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Eden Park	1953-03-13
22	-	-	-	0	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1953-12-24
20	-	-	1	1	England	University Oval, Dunedin	1955-03-11
20	-	-	3	0	South Africa	Eden Park	1964-03-13

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1966-02-25	England	15 & 0	1/24	Lancaster Park	Match drawn
1964-03-13	South Africa	4 & 20	-	Eden Park	Match drawn
1964-02-28	South Africa	37 & 7	0/41	University Oval, Dunedin	Match drawn
1964-02-21	South Africa	59 & 0*	-	Basin Reserve	Match drawn
1962-02-02	South Africa	11 & 9	0/15	The Wanderers Stadium	South Africa won by inns & 51 runs
1962-01-01	South Africa	69 & 33	0/3	Newlands	New Zealand won by 72 runs
1956-03-09	West Indies	3 & 1	-	Eden Park	New Zealand won by 190 runs
1955-03-11	England	0 & 20	-	University Oval, Dunedin	England won by 8 wickets
1954-02-05	South Africa	18 & 8	-	St George's Park	South Africa won by 5 wickets
1954-01-29	South Africa	4 & 42	-	The Wanderers Stadium	South Africa won by 9 wickets