Chapman made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Sussex at The Dripping Pan, Lewes in 1860.
[1] It was in this season that Chapman made his debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the Royal Brunswick Ground.
[1] In the following season, Chapman made two further first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club, against Oxford University and Sussex, as well as appearing in a single match for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
[1] In five first-class matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club, 35 runs at an average of 4.37, with a high score of 8.
[2] His three first-class matches for the Sussex yielded him 65 runs at an average of 10.83, with a high score of 33.