John Chandless (21 August 1884 - 1 June 1968) was a

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er. Chandless was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Cardiff,

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. Chandless made his debut for

in the 1911

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against Wiltshire. Chandless played a further 6 Minor Counties Championship matches in 1911, the last of which came against

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. 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, a year before Glamorgan was granted first-class status. Chandless made his first-class status debut for the

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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. In his brief first-class career, he took 6 wickets at a

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of 15.83, with best figures of 3/13.First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Chandless
/ref> Chandless died at Whitchurch, Glamorgan on 1 June 1968.

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