David Capel

David Capel

Personal information
Full name	David James Capel
Born	6 February 1963 (1963-02-06) (age 48) Northampton, England
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs
Matches	15	23
Runs scored	374	327
Batting average	15.58	19.23
100s/50s	-/2	-/1
Top score	98	50*
Balls bowled	2000	1038
Wickets	21	17
Bowling average	50.66	47.35
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	3/88	3/38
Catches/stumpings	6/-	6/-
Source: [1], 1 January 2006

David Capel (born David John Capel, 6 February 1963, Northampton)^[1] is a former English cricketer, who played for Northamptonshire and England. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that "Capel was one of those unfortunate cricketers who became tagged as being the next all-rounder to fill Ian Botham's boots".^[1]

Life and career

An irrepressible enthusiast, Capel was a batsman who bowled but, because of his dual role, found himself pushed down the order.^[1] He played fifteen Tests and twentry three One Day Internationals for England. He was discarded with a batting average below 20, and a bowling average above 50 in both forms of the international game. However, he did score 98 in punishing conditions in Karachi in 1987/8, and dismissed Viv Richards three times, as well as forming part of the pace quartet which won in Jamaica in 1989/90.

Capel played first-class cricket for twenty two years, between 1981 and 2003, scoring 12,202 runs at 29.68, with a highest score of 175, and taking 546 wickets at 32.18, with a best bowling return of 7 for 44.

Capel ran the academy at Northamptonshire after finally retiring from the field and, at the end of 2006, was appointed head coach of his beloved county.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 36. ISBN 1-869833-21-X. 

External links

• Player Profile: David Capel from ESPNcricinfo

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Name	Capel, David
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Date of birth	6 February 1963
Place of birth	Northampton
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