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Full name David John Capel
Born February 6, 1963, Northampton
Current age 46 years 275 days
Major teams England, Eastern Province, Northamptonshire
Nickname Capes
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Other Coach
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Roade Comprehensive
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 25 | 1 | 374 | 98 | 15.58 | 1231 | 30.38 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 23 | 19 | 2 | 327 | 50* | 19.23 | 479 | 68.26 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | |
| First-class | 313 | 477 | 66 | 12202 | 175 | 29.68 | 16 | 72 | 156 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 345 | 308 | 52 | 7011 | 121 | 27.38 | 4 | 28 | 84 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 23 | 2000 | 1064 | 21 | 3/88 | 4/154 | 50.66 | 3.19 | 95.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 23 | 22 | 1038 | 805 | 17 | 3/38 | 3/38 | 47.35 | 4.65 | 61.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 313 | 33070 | 17573 | 546 | 7/44 | 32.18 | 3.18 | 60.5 | 14 | 0 | |||
| List A | 345 | 12315 | 9139 | 281 | 5/51 | 5/51 | 32.52 | 4.45 | 43.8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Pakistan at Leeds, Jul 2-6, 1987 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v England at St John's, Apr 12-16, 1990 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v India at Sharjah, Apr 2, 1987 scorecard |
| Last ODI | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Apr 3, 1990 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1981 - 1998 |
| List A span | 1982 - 2003 |
David Capel was England's nearly man who had the definitive impossible job when he came into an England side looking for the new Ian Botham in the mid-1980s, and after swimming confidently for a time, he soon sank. Quite simply, Capel was not good enough to justify his place with bat or ball, and averages of 15 and 50 from 15 Tests tell the story. He made a 98, at Karachi in 1987-88, but he also had 13 scores of 6 or less in 25 innings. His energetic medium-pace was pretty innocuous, but he did have a distinguished rabbit: Viv Richards, who he dismissed three times. And he did play his part in one of England's most unlikely successes, as the most sedate of Graham Gooch's four-man seam attack in Jamaica in 1989-90. He subsequently ran the academy at Northamptonshire and, at the end of the 2006 season, was appointed head coach of the county.
Cricinfo staff September 2006
- Dressing room disruption 'affected Panesar' (Apr 10, 2009)
- Panesar lacks practice, says county coach (Dec 16, 2008)
- Northants make two signings (Jan 11, 2007)
- Capel to replace Wessels at Northamptonshire (Jul 31, 2006)
- Next Botham: the quest ends (May 21, 2006)
Apr 27, 2005
David Capel portrait, 2005
© Pete Norton
Nov 9, 1998
David Capel
© Photo by John Dawson
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David Capel
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