Charles Walter "Chuggy" Perchard (born 18 July 1992) is a

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international cricketer. He has captained the team since 2017.

Career

In 2014 he played in the

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. He was a member of the Jersey squad for the

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tournament and for the

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matches held in Los Angeles. For the

2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five The 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five was an international cricket tournament that took place in Benoni, South Africa during September 2017. It formed part of the 2017–19 cycle of the World Cricket League (WCL) which determines th ...

in September 2017, he was named as

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of the squad. In April 2018, he was also named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the

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tournament in Malaysia. 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. In May 2019, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the 2019 T20 Inter-Insular Cup against

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. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Jersey against Guernsey on 31 May 2019. 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. 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. In September 2019, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the joint-leading wicket-taker for Jersey in the tournament, with seven dismissals in six matches. In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Jersey's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. He made his

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debut, for Jersey against

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, on 2 December 2019. In July 2021, Perchard was named as the new Jersey national team captain. His first event in the role was the regional final of the

2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier was a cricket tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. The sub regional tournaments were scheduled to take place in June and July 2021 in Fi ...

tournament. After leading Jersey to victory, Perchard was named Channel Islands Sports Personality of the Year for 2021. In March 2023, he was named in Jersey's squad for the

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. He made his

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(ODI) debut on 27 March 2023, for Jersey against

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in that tournament. Captaining the team once more at the 2024–25 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier in Germany in July 2024, Perchard took 2/5 from three overs in the final against

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as Jersey won by six wickets. On 7 September 2024, Perchard took 4/45 off nine overs as Jersey defeated Guernsey in the Inter-Insular Trophy one-day match. Later that month he was named as captain of Jersey's 14-player squad for the 2024 Cricket World Cup Challenge League A in Kenya. Perchard was named player of the match in the decisive third game of the 2025 Inter-Insular T20I Trophy on 7 June 2025, scoring 26 not out and then taking 3/15, including two wickets in the final over, as Jersey won by three runs to retain the title 2-1.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perchard, Charles 1992 births Living people Jersey cricketers Jersey Twenty20 International cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) Jersey One Day International cricketers