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Michael Chetwode

Michael Chetwode's performances at school gave little indication of what an outstanding bowler he was to become - one year in the first XI and just 10 wickets. After a faltering start to his OC career - he spent his first year trying to convince everyone he was an opener and his second year with his leg in plaster - he emerged as a parsimonious opening bowler, relying on accuracy and late movement rather than any genuine pace (although on helpful wickets he seemed to be able to generate an extra yard). He was also capable of long spells and of coming back towards the end of an innings - a feat all the more remarkable as he never made any attempt to maintain any level of fitness. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s he dominated the bowling and in every season between 1984 and he was the leading wicket-taker - indeed, for most of the 1990s he shouldered the increasing burden of sustaining the OCCC attack with little support from the other end. In recent years the run-up may have shortened but he remains as deadly as ever. His batting, little used until he took over as captain in 1992, relies on a good eye and the ball being pitched up (which bizarrely it usually is) but he is one of the hardest hitters in the club and more than capable of smashing a brisk 40 or 50. In the field he moves well for a big man and remains a solid slip fielder even though he tends to field as if bending down in something best left to the younger players. As captain between 1992 and 1998 he played a massive part in the development of the club, and his philosophy of playing attacking cricket did much to foster the recruitment of younger players.
Personal Details

Full name Michael Walhouse David Chetwode
Born Westminster, August 24, 1962
Height 6ft 2ins
Batting right-hand middle order
Bowling right-arm seamer
Clubs Merrow, Frogs, Arabs
OC Career 1980 to date (Captain 1992 to 1998-99)
Tours Antigua 1997, Sri Lanka 1999, Kenya 2001, Australia 2003, Florida 1999, 2000, 2001
Career Statistics

Batting
M I No HS Runs Av 50 100 C St
284 186 47 137 2756 19.83 6 1 83 0

Bowling
O M R W Av BB 5WI SR ER
3085.1 718 10062 603 16.69 8-46 25 30.7 3.3

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