Background
He was born at Lambeth, London.
He was born at Lambeth, London.
Chidgey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Chidgey made his first-class debut for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University in 1962 at Fenner"s, scoring a century with a score of 113 in the Free Foresters" second innings. He made a further first-class appearance for the team in that season against Oxford University at the University Parks, while two years later he made a third and final first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.
In his three first-class appearances, Chidgey scored 164 runs at an average of 27.33.
He also played second XI cricket for Surrey.