Max Wilkie Chu (born 21 March 2000) is a New Zealand

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er. He made his first-class debut for Otago in the 2018–19 Plunket Shield season on 1 March 2019. Prior to his first-class debut, he was named in New Zealand's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In February 2019, he also played for the New Zealand XI side in a 50-over tour match against Bangladesh. He made his

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debut on 14 December 2019, for Otago in the 2019–20 Super Smash. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Otago ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season. He made his List A debut on 19 February 2021, for Otago in the

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. In November 2021, in the

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, Chu scored his maiden century in first-class cricket with 103

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Personal life

Chu was born at

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in 2000 and educated at

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in the city.Max Chu
CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 February 2024. He played cricket at school and was head boy in 2017.Hepburn S (2017
McCaw displays skills against his former team
'' Otago Daily Times'', 31 October 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Max 2000 births Living people New Zealand cricketers Otago cricketers Place of birth missing (living people)