Ex-England all-rounder David Capel has died aged 57 following a protracted sickness, his former county Northamptonshire introduced on Wednesday. Capel, who performed 15 Assessments and 23 one-day internationals between 1987 and 1990, was recognized with a mind tumour in 2018. The membership stated on their Twitter account: “It’s with extremely heavy hearts that we announce the loss of life of former Northamptonshire and England great David Capel on the age of 57.”
Capel, who was one among plenty of all-rounders burdened with the tag of being the “new Ian Botham”, made his Check debut in opposition to Pakistan in 1987, scoring a half-century.
He was additionally a part of the England team that produced an enormous shock by beating the highly effective West Indies in Jamaica in 1990.
Capel scored 374 Check runs at a median of 15.58, with a highest rating of 98 in opposition to Pakistan in Karachi in 1987, and took 21 wickets at 50.66 along with his medium tempo.
Former England and Northants teammate Allan Lamb tweeted: “Very unhappy to listen to my former teammate handed from a long-suffering sickness .
“David Capel allround individual and a real gents each on and off the sphere we’re going to miss you buddy. RIP and condolences to your loved ones.”
He represented Northamptonshire for his entire taking part in profession between 1981 and 1998. Subsequently, he ran the academy and in 2006 was appointed as head coach.
A 3-decade affiliation with the membership got here to an finish in 2012, after which he had a stint as assistant coach of the England ladies’s workforce.
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England and Wales chief govt officer Tom Harrison stated: “That is vastly stunning and unhappy information for the English cricket household and significantly these linked with Northants CCC.
“David was one of many best all-rounders of his period and spent an astonishing 33 years at Wantage Street.”
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