Trevor Chappell in 1986, Chappell went on to become fielding coach for the Sri Lankan cricket team in 1996 and in 2001 became coach the Bangladesh cricket team. He is currently the national coach of the Singapore Cricket Team. Chappell was the youngest of the Chappell cricketing brothers, Ian and Greg, and the grandson of former Australian captain Vic Richardson. Chappell grew up playing cricket in the backyard with his brothers and like them was coached by Lynn Foster and attended Prince Alfred College. Greg Chappell later recalled, "I was going to be every bit the tyrant to Trevor that Ian had
Trevor Chappell "It keeps you occupied and always in the game." Over the summer of 1969/70 he toured the West Indies with the Australian Schoolboys XI, a team that also included Gary Gilmour, Gary Cosier and Ian Davis. During the tour he came down with chicken pox. He recovered to score 52 against St Kitts. Chappell also played for South Australia in the Australian Schoolboys Cricket Council Championships in Sydney. Chappell debuted for South Australia in the 1972–73 season, replacing Ken Cunningham who had to drop out because of business reasons. He later recalled: When I first got picked for South Australia,