Derek Chadwick (born 21 March 1941) is an Australian former sportsman, playing both

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(WAFL). Chadwick was a right-handed opening batsman who made 4082 runs at 34.30 during his cricketing career, with 9 centuries. He toured New Zealand with the Australian team in 1969-70. As a footballer he was a wingman and played an at-the-time club record 269 games for East Perth, winning their best and fairest award, the F.D. Book Medal twice. In 1964 he won a

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for his performances with the Western Australian state team in tours of Melbourne and Adelaide, and was inducted into the WAFL Hall of Fame in 2004.

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* * * 1941 births Living people Australian cricketers Western Australia cricketers Cricketers from Western Australia Australian rules footballers from Western Australia East Perth Football Club players West Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Sportspeople from Busselton 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-cricket-bio-1940s-stub