Was Chung by any chance playing for Afghan?
PPPuNers of a certain age will remember Chung as the "Tonto" to the "Lone Ranger" who was the Wolf of Kabul (aka 2 Lt Bill Sampson), in
The Wizard.
Chung's weapon of choice was "Clicky-ba" an aged, cracked (but bound with brass wire) cricket bat.
On home territory:
Clicky-ba thundered, and men with crushed heads squirmed on the path. Dreadful sounds echoed up the cliffs as the vanguard of Yahaw Khan's army swung this way and that, retreating and advancing in turns ... In sheer desperation they attacked, but found themselves opposed not only by Chung, but by the twin daggers of the Wolf. He used those blades with a skill that had yet to be equalled. When he struck it was as sure as the attack of a snake. Men dropped. The daggers in the hands of the Wolf were red to their silver hilts
Or in Italy in WW2:
It was the last command that ever passed his lips. The foliage of a nearby tree rustled and a strange object flashed down. It landed with a thud on the soldier's helmet and even his steel helmet failed to protect his skull.
The object which had hurtled down was a cricket bat, much battered and ominously stained. The blade was split and bound in places with lengths of brass wire.
'Ho! I crack skulls!' howled a terrible voice