Mark Sinclair Chapman is a New Zealand international cricketer who was born in Hong Kong on June 27, 1994. He has represented both Hong Kong and New Zealand in limited-overs internationals. Chapman’s birthday is June 27. A left-handed batter named Chapman bowls the occasional slow left-arm orthodox. Chapman is now playing for the New Zealand team. On November 16, 2015, he debuted for Hong Kong in a One-Day International match against the United Arab Emirates. The game was part of the 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship.
The fact that he is his father’s son makes him qualified to represent New Zealand. In February 2018, he made his debut for New Zealand in both the Twenty20 International and the One-Day International against England. Their mother Chapman was from Hong Kong, while her father was from New Zealand. Chapman was born in Hong Kong. It was his mother Anne who worked in the financial industry, and his father Peter who served as a crown prosecutor for the Government of Hong Kong. Before enrolling at King’s College, he took his education at Island School, which is located in Hong Kong.
After moving to Auckland when he was 14 years old, he went on to pursue a degree in engineering at the University of Auckland. As a 15-year-old, he participated in the Under-19 World Cup in 2010 as a member of the Hong Kong under-19 squad. When Chapman was just 16 years old, he made his debut for Hong Kong in the World Cricket League in the Division Three event against the United States of America in 2011. Following Hong Kong’s victory against Papua New Guinea in the championship match of the 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three competition, he achieved the highest score for Hong Kong with an unbroken knock of 70. This allowed Hong Kong to win the tournament and capture the title.
Additionally, it was effective in assisting Hong Kong in achieving promotion to the World Cricket League Division Two in 2011. This was Chapman’s first appearance in the List A competition, which took place against Uganda in the latter tournament. As part of the campaign, he participated in five further List A matches, the most recent of which was against Papua New Guinea. Throughout his participation in the tournament, he participated in six matches, during which he scored 192 runs at a batting average of 38.40, with two half-centuries and a best score of 81.
Mark Chapman Biography
| Name | Mark Chapman |
| Full Name | Mark Sinclair Chapman |
| Date of Birth | 27 June 1994 |
| Place of Birth | British Hong Kong |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Father’s Name | David Curtis Chapman |
| Mother’s Name | Diane Elizabeth Chapman |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | NA |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| ODI Debut | November 16, 2015 vs. U.A.E. |
| Test Debut | NA |
| T20 Debut | March 16, 2014 vs. Nepal |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Black |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
During his match against the United Arab Emirates, he scored his greatest score. During the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier, which took place on November 15, 2013, he made his debut in the Twenty20 format against Italy. It was on December 17, 2015, during the 2015–16 Plunket Shield when Chapman made his debut in the first-class competition. Because he has dual citizenship in both New Zealand and Hong Kong, he is not recognized to be a player from either country. When Chapman was batting for Auckland against Canterbury in the 2017–18 Super Smash, he played his maiden Twenty20 match and achieved his first century. This occurred on January 1, 2018.
Chapman scored 480 runs for Auckland in eight matches during the 2017–18 Ford Trophy season, making him the best run-scorer in the competition. He received a contract with Auckland for the 2018–19 season in June of 2018, and it was granted to him. During the fifth round of the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, which took place in March 2020, Chapman and Joe Carter both scored century simultaneously in both innings of the match. For the first time in the history of the Plunket Shield, it was the first occasion that two batsmen had hit a century in each innings in the same match.
During June in the year 2020, Auckland made a contract offer to Chapman in front of the domestic cricket season of 2020–21. By the most recent International Cricket Council (ICC) playing conditions for a substitute due to COVID, Ben Lister of Auckland became the first COVID-19 replacement in a cricket match because he replaced Chapman, who had reported feeling unwell. This occurred during the Plunket Shield match between Auckland and Otago, which took place during the 2020–21 season.
Additionally, he was selected to be a member of the Hong Kong side that competed in the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, which was Hong Kong’s very first participation in a major ICC competition. At the 2014 ICC Twenty20 World Cup Group A encounter against Nepal, which took place on March 16, 2014, he made his debut for Hong Kong in a Twenty20 International. The Hong Kong team that will compete in the men’s cricket competition at the 2014 Asian Games has included him in their roster.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 23 | 20 | 3 | 486 | 124* | 28.58 | 445 | 109.21 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| T20Is | 76 | 68 | 14 | 1548 | 104* | 28.66 | 1167 | 132.64 | 1 | 8 | 133 | 57 | 26 | 0 |
| FC | 44 | 77 | 8 | 2954 | 146 | 42.81 | 4791 | 61.65 | 6 | 17 | 393 | 33 | 38 | 0 |
| List A | 83 | 77 | 10 | 2808 | 157 | 41.91 | 2904 | 96.69 | 7 | 14 | 263 | 67 | 33 | 0 |
| T20s | 159 | 142 | 22 | 3139 | 104* | 26.15 | 2356 | 133.23 | 2 | 19 | 271 | 113 | 53 | 0 |
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ODIs | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20Is | 76 | 7 | 84 | 99 | 4 | 1/9 | 1/9 | 24.75 | 7.07 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 44 | 12 | 366 | 246 | 1 | 1/60 | 1/105 | 246.00 | 4.03 | 366.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 83 | 26 | 611 | 650 | 14 | 3/41 | 3/41 | 46.42 | 6.38 | 43.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 159 | 39 | 491 | 652 | 22 | 3/22 | 3/22 | 29.63 | 7.96 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Despite his efforts, Hong Kong only managed to win the bronze medal match against Bangladesh by a score of 27 runs. He scored 38 runs off of 31 balls, which was the highest score for Hong Kong in the competition. In November 2015, Chapman was considered for the position of vice-captain on Hong Kong’s team for its two World Cricket League matches against the United Arab Emirates. Both of these matches were one-day internationals. He made his One-Day International debut in the first match, and he became the first player from Hong Kong to hit a century in an ODI. He scored 124 runs without being out from 116 balls.
Also, Chapman became the first player from associate countries to score a century on their first one-day international (ODI) match, and he was the second player to do it with a strike rate of more than 100.00, following in the footsteps of Desmond Haynes. The Hong Kong team that will compete in the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 and the 2016 Asia Cup Qualifier will have him serving as the vice-captain of the team. His contentious mankation by Aamir Kaleem occurred during a match against Oman that was part of the Asia Cup Qualifier in 2016. He was also the first batter in a Twenty20 International to get managed during a match.
