John Chandless
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| Full name | John Chandless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 August 1884 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
1 June 1968 (aged 83) Whitchurch, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 28 June 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Chandless (21 August 1884 - 1 June 1968) was a Welsh cricketer. Chandless was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan.
Chandless made his debut for Glamorgan in the 1911 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. Chandless played a further 6 Minor Counties Championship matches in 1911, the last of which came against Monmouthshire. Following the First World War he played 3 further Minor Counties matches for the county, the last of which came against the Surrey Second XI,[1] a year before Glamorgan was granted first-class status.
Chandless made his first-class status debut for the Wales national cricket team in 1926 against Ireland. Chandless second and final first-class match came in his only first-class appearance for Glamorgan which came against Somerset in 1927 at Cardiff Arms Park.[2] In his brief first-class career, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 15.83, with best figures of 3/13.[3]
Chandless died at Whitchurch, Glamorgan on 1 June 1968.