Chew Pok Cheong Explained

Chew Pok Cheong
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:28 July 1970
Birth Place:Johor, Malaysia
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Off spin
Club1:Malaysia
Year1:1998
Type1:List A
Debutdate1:21 March
Debutyear1:1998
Debutfor1:Malaysia
Debutagainst1:Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
Lastdate1:14 September
Lastyear1:1998
Lastfor1:Malaysia
Lastagainst1:Jamaica
Type2:ICC Trophy
Debutdate2:28 June
Debutyear2:2001
Debutfor2:Malaysia
Debutagainst2:France
Lastdate2:4 July
Lastyear2:2001
Lastfor2:Malaysia
Lastagainst2:Argentina
Columns:2
Column1:List A
Matches1:4
Runs1:7
Bat Avg1:3.50
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:4
Deliveries1:72
Wickets1:2
Bowl Avg1:38.50
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/50
Catches/Stumpings1:0/–
Column2:ICC Trophy
Matches2:3
Runs2:4
Bat Avg2:
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:4
Deliveries2:90
Wickets2:1
Bowl Avg2:73.00
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:1/21
Catches/Stumpings2:0/–
Date:15 January
Year:2008
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21133/21133.html CricketArchive

Chew Pok Cheong (born 28 July 1970) is a Malaysian cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[2] he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1992 and 2002.[3]

Biography

Chew was born in Johor in 1970, and first represented Malaysia at Under-19 level, playing in the Youth Asia Cup in 1989. He made his debut for the senior side in September 1992, playing in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore. It was almost four years before his next match for Malaysia, playing one match in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series against Singapore in February 1996.[4]

He played in the Saudara Cup match in 1997, and played one match in the Stan Nagaiah Trophy series of 1998 before making his List A debut, playing two matches in the Wills Cup, a Pakistani domestic one-day competition. Later in the year he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.[5] He also played in the ACC Trophy in Nepal the same year.

He played in the Saudara Cup and Stan Nagaiah Trophy in both 1999 and 2000 before playing three matches in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[6] After playing in the ACC Trophy in Singapore in 2002. To date, his last match for Malaysia was in the Saudara Cup against Singapore in August 2002.

Chew later became the head coach of the Sarawak state cricket team.[7] He was appointed an assistant coach of the Malaysian national cricket team in 2017.[8]

Notes and References

  1. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/other/content/player/26027.html Cricinfo profile
  2. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21133/21133.html CricketArchive profile
  3. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21133/all_teams.html Teams played for by Chew Cheong
  4. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21133/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Chew Cheong
  5. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21133/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Chew Cheong
  6. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/21/21133/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html ICC Trophy matches played by Chew Cheong
  7. News: Sarawak Cricket Association express optimism. The Borneo Post. 20 January 2013. 23 October 2018.
  8. News: Pok Cheong appointed M'sian assistant coach. Faizal Bujang. New Sarawak Tribune. 23 April 2017. 23 October 2018.