Chappell played for Western Australia's Under 19 team in the 1999/2000 season, and she was given the Fielder of the Tournament Award 2000.
Chappell was first called up to the Australian national cricket team in February 2008, when she was included in Australia's 14-player squad for the Rose Bowl in New Zealand.
[3] In January 2013, she replaced Jess Jonassen in Australia's squad ahead of the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup when Jonassen suffered a knee injury and couldn't recover in time for the tournament.
[5][6] She then played in two WODI matches as part of the World Cup, against Pakistan and the West Indies.
Despite being a specialist bowler, she only bowled four overs across the two matches and didn't take a single wicket.