Greg Chappell walk, while his maternal grandfather was the famous all-round sportsman Vic Richardson, who had captained Australia in Test cricket. Elder brother Ian and younger brother Trevor also played for Australia, and Greg closely followed in Ian's footsteps to the top. Given weekly lessons by coach Lynn Fuller, the brothers fought out fierce backyard cricket matches, with no holds barred. The fraternal relationship between Ian and Greg became legendary in Australian cricketing history for volatile verbal slanging matches, even during hard fought Test matches, which had their genesis in the family backyard. Chappell attended St Leonards primary school, where he played
Trevor Chappell the odds were getting longer. So when it did happen, it was a great thrill." Greg Chappell chose not to tour England in 1981 and there was much speculation over who would take his spot at number three in the batting line up. During the early stages of the tour it was thought Martin Kent would take his place at number three and Chappell only play one dayers and tour games. However Kent displayed poor form while Chappell was more consistent – 47 against Somerset and 91 against Gloucestershire. As the tour went on Chappell was not in particularly good