[1] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[2] he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1992 and 2002.
[3] Chew was born in Johor in 1970,[2] and first represented Malaysia at Under-19 level, playing in the Youth Asia Cup in 1989.
He made his debut for the senior side in September 1992, playing in the annual Saudara Cup match against Singapore.
Later in the year he represented Malaysia in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, hosted in Kuala Lumpur.
[7] He was appointed an assistant coach of the Malaysian national cricket team in 2017.