Charles Perchard

Charles Perchard

Personal information
Full name	Charles Walter Perchard
Born	(1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 31) Jersey
Nickname	Chuggy [1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	Jersey (2010–present)
ODI debut(cap  8)	27 March 2023 v  Canada
Last ODI	5 April 2023 v  UAE
T20I debut(cap  8)	31 May 2019 v  Guernsey
Last T20I	8 July 2023 v  Guernsey
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 5 31 20 37 Runs scored 32 69 98 90 Batting average 32.00 13.80 24.50 12.85 100s/50s –/– –/– –/– –/– Top score 16* 23 16* 23 Balls bowled 270 647 864 719 Wickets 9 46 23 47 Bowling average 23.11 13.97 27.26 15.53 5 wickets in innings – 1 – 1 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling 3/38 5/17 3/23 5/17 Catches/stumpings –/– 12/– 8/– 14/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2023

Charles Walter "Chuggy" Perchard (born 18 July 1992) is a Jersey international cricketer. ^[2] In 2014 he played in the 2014 ICC World Cricket League Division Four. ^[3] He was a member of the Jersey squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament ^[4] and for the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four matches held in Los Angeles.

For the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five in September 2017, he was named as captain of the squad. ^[5] In April 2018, he was also named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four tournament in Malaysia. ^{[6] [7]} In August 2018, he was named as the captain of the team for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier tournament in the Netherlands. ^{[8] [9]}

In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against Guernsey. ^{[10] [11]} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019. ^[12] In the second match of the T20 Inter-Insular Cup, Perchard became the first bowler for Jersey to take a five-wicket haul in T20Is, finishing with five wickets for seventeen runs. ^[13] The same month, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament in Guernsey. ^[14]

In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. ^{[15] [16]} He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Jersey in the tournament, with seven dismissals in six matches. ^[17] In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. ^[18] He made his List A debut, for Jersey against Uganda, on 2 December 2019. ^[19]

In October 2021, Perchard was named the captain of Jersey's T20I team for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier tournament. ^[20] After successfully leading Jersey to victory in the regional qualifier, Perchard was named Channel Islands Sports Personality of the Year for 2021. ^[21]

In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. ^[22] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against Canada in that tournament. ^[23]

References

1. "World T20 Qualifier squad". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
2. "Charles Perchard". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
3. "ICC World Cricket League Division Four: Jersey Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
4. "Minnows Jersey set for Twenty20 qualifying challenge". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
5. "Jersey announce squad for World Cricket League Division 5". ITV News. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
6. "The 14 man national squad travelling to Malaysia". Jersey Cricket Board. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
7. "Chuggy's men for mission to Malaysia". Jersey Evening Post. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
8. "Jersey name squad for World Twenty20 first-round qualifier". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
9. "Three debutants in Jersey squad for ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
10. @cricketinjersey (20 May 2019). "Just 12 days to go until the start of the 2019 infrasofttech T20I Inter Insular Cup" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Jersey play their first official T20 Internationals". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
12. "1st T20I, Jersey tour of Guernsey at St Peter Port, May 31 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
13. "Jersey's cricketers retain T20I Inter Insular Cup with clean sweep over Guernsey". ITV News. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
14. "Squads announced for ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Final 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
15. "'Strong, balanced, dynamic' - Jersey name squad for T20 World Cup Qualifier". ITV News. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
16. "Captains speak of their chances in ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
17. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Jersey: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
18. "Jersey name squad for World Cup Challenge League tournament in Oman". ITV News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
19. "1st Match, CWC Challenge League Group B at Al Amerat, Dec 2 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
20. "Jersey Men's squad announced for T20 World Cup Europe qualifiers in Spain". Czarsportz. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
21. "Captain Chuggy claims CI Sports Personality crown". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
22. @cricketinjersey (15 March 2023). "Chuggy leads an experienced Mens Squad to the ICC 50 Over World Cup Qualifier Play-off Tournament in Namibia 24 March-5 April" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
23. "3rd Match, Windhoek, March 27, 2023, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.

External links

• Charles Perchard  at ESPNcricinfo