Peter Capes Explained

Peter Capes
Country:Australia
Fullname:Peter Andrew Capes
Birth Date:26 February 1962
Birth Place:East Fremantle, Western Australia
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm fast-medium
Role:Bowler
Club1:Western Australia
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:10 January
Debutyear1:1986
Debutfor1:Western Australia
Debutagainst1:New South Wales
Lastdate1:18 December
Lastyear1:1992
Lastfor1:Western Australia
Lastagainst1:Tasmania
Type2:LA
Debutdate2:18 November
Debutyear2:1987
Debutfor2:Western Australia
Debutagainst2:New Zealanders
Lastdate2:27 October
Lastyear2:1990
Lastfor2:Western Australia
Lastagainst2:New South Wales
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:40
Runs1:329
Bat Avg1:10.28
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:23
Deliveries1:7,895
Wickets1:124
Bowl Avg1:31.66
Fivefor1:4
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:6/92
Catches/Stumpings1:8/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:17
Runs2:30
Bat Avg2:7.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:12
Deliveries2:873
Wickets2:15
Bowl Avg2:37.93
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/25
Catches/Stumpings2:3/-
Date:27 October
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Players/8/8168/8168.html CricketArchive

Peter Andrew Capes (born 26 February 1962) is an Australian businessman and former cricketer. He has been the CEO of the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) since 2010.

Cricket career

Educated at Melville Senior High School, Capes was a left-arm fast-medium bowler for Western Australia, taking 124 wickets in 40 first-class games. His best innings figures were 6 for 92 in Western Australia's victory over the touring Pakistan team in December 1989.[1] He had taken five wickets in each innings against Tasmania the previous January.[2] He also played for the Prime Minister's XI in 1987.[3]

Business career

After graduating with a Bachelor of Administration degree from Curtin University of Technology, Capes worked in the fields of human resource management and business development with Murdoch University, serving as an associate director, and Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service.[4] He served on the West Australian cricket selection panel for two seasons between 2003 and 2005 before being appointed the CEO of East Fremantle Football Club in 2005.[5] He left the club in 2010, and was appointed CEO of Subiaco in June 2010.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Western Australia v Pakistanis 1989-90 . Cricinfo . 3 January 2023.
  2. Web site: Western Australia v Tasmania 1988-89 . Cricinfo . 3 January 2023.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Players/8/8168/all_teams.html Teams Peter Capes played for
  4. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/wafl/7388522/lions-not-such-a-sticky-wicket-for-capes/ Lions not such a sticky wicket for Capes
  5. http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/134792.html Western Australia announce unchanged selection panel
  6. http://www.wafootball.com.au/wafl/2034-subiaco-appoints-new-ceo Subiaco appoints new CEO
  7. Web site: Front Office & Patrons . Subiaco FC . 3 January 2023.