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 selected in the Jersey squad for the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament[4] and the 2016 ICC World Cricket League Division Four matches held in Los Angeles.
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Charles Walter Perchard |
| Born | (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 30) Jersey |
| Nickname | Chuggy[1] |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| International information | |
| National side |
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| T20I debut (cap 8) | 31 May 2019 v Guernsey |
| Last T20I | 17 July 2022 v Singapore |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 July 2022 | |
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]