David Capel
David John Capel (6 February 1963 – 2 September 2020)[1] was an English cricketer. He played for Northamptonshire and England.
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| Full name | David John Capel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 February 1963 Northampton, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 September 2020 (aged 57) Sheffield, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was part of the Northamptonshire County Cricket Club both as a player as well as coach for 32 years.[2]
He became the assistant coach of the England women's cricket team in 2013, staying in the role until 2015.
In October 2016, he was appointed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as the head coach of the Bangladesh women's cricket team.[3]
In 2018, he was diagnosed with brain cancer.[4] He died from the disease on 2 September 2020, aged 57.[5][6][7]
References
- ↑ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 36. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ↑ "Ex-England all-rounder Capel dies at 57" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54001672. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bangladesh appoint Capel as women's coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "David Capel undergoes surgery for brain tumour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ (in en-GB) David Capel, former England and Northants all-rounder, dies aged 57. 2 September 2020. . https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/02/former-england-all-rounder-david-capel-dies-aged-57. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "David Capel, former England allrounder and Northants legend, dies aged 57". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ↑ "David Capel, former Northants and England all-rounder, dies aged 57". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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