| Full name: | Murray Ernest Chapple |
| Born: | 25th July 1930, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
| Died: | 31st July 1985, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Left-arm medium pace |
| Teams: | New Zealand (Test: 1952/53-1965/66); Canterbury (Main FC: 1949/50-1960/61); Central Districts (Main FC: 1950/51-1965/66); All teams |
| New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1960 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1952/53-1965/66) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| New Zealand | 14 | 27 | 1 | 497 | 76 | 19.11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1952/53-1965/66) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| New Zealand | 248 | 17 | 84 | 1 | 1-24 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 | 248.00 | 2.03 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1949/50-1971/72) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 119 | 201 | 16 | 5344 | 165 | 28.88 | 4 | 31 | 67 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1949/50-1971/72) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 11064 | 692 | 3559 | 142 | 5-24 | 25.06 | 4 | 0 | 77.91 | 1.93 |