Herbert Percy Chaplin (1 March 1883 – 6 March 1970) was an English cricketer active from 1904 to 1914 who played for

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

and was club

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

from 1910 to 1914. He was born in Westminster and died in

Deal, Kent Deal is a coastal town in Kent, England, which lies where the North Sea and the English Channel meet, north-east of Dover and south of Ramsgate. It is a former fishing, mining and garrison town whose history is closely linked to the anchora ...

. He appeared in 176 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium pace. He scored 6,497 runs with a highest score of 213 not out among seven centuries and took eight wickets with a best performance of three for 47. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

.'' Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', "Obituaries in 1970"

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