David John Capel was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club and the English cricket team.
14 Facts About David Capel
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David Capel was well known for his long stint with Northamptonshire as a player as well as coach for nearly 32 years.
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David Capel died on 2 September 2020, at the age of 57, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2018.
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An irrepressible enthusiast, David Capel was a batsman who bowled but, because of his dual role, found himself pushed down the order.
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David Capel joined Northamptonshire in 1980 as an "apprentice cricketer" without much experience and made his first-class debut in 1981 against the visiting Sri Lankans.
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David Capel played in 313 first-class matches, scoring 12,202 runs and taking 546 wickets.
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David Capel featured in 345 List A matches scoring 7,011 runs and taking 237 wickets.
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David Capel spent most of his playing career with Northamptonshire, representing the club in 270 first-class matches and 300 List A matches, and helping them to win the NatWest Trophy in 1992.
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David Capel made his international Test match debut against Pakistan in 1987 at Headingley, becoming the first Northamptonshire-born cricketer in 77 years to represent England in test cricket after George Thompson.
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David Capel walked to the crease when England were at 31 for 5 and scored a fifty against Imran Khan and Wasim Akram.
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David Capel ended up playing fifteen Tests and twenty-three One Day Internationals for England.
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David Capel became the head coach of the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2006, replacing Kepler Wessels.
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David Capel served as the head coach of the county until 2012.
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David Capel underwent surgery in 2018 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.