Robert Caple
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Robert Graham Caple is a former English
cricket
er. Caple was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
.
Caple made his first-class
debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
against Oxford University
in 1958. This was Caple's only appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
In 1959 Caple joined his home county of Middlesex
, making his debut against Oxford University. Caple played a further match for Middlesex in the 1959 season against Cambridge University
. This marked Caple's final appearance for Middlesex.
In 1961, Caple joined Hampshire
, where he played a single match for that seasons County Champions
against Oxford University. Caple next represented Hampshire in 1963, where from 1963 to 1967 he represented Hampshire in a further 64 first-class matches. Caple played his final first-class match for Hampshire in the 1967 County Championship against Leicestershire
. In his 65 first-class matches for Hampshire, Caple scored 1,531 runs at a batting average
of 18.22, with five half centuries and high score of 64*
. With the ball Caple took 28 wickets at a bowling average
of 35.82, with one five wicket haul which gave Caple career best figures of 5/54.
In Caple's overall first-class career he scored 1,581 runs at a batting average of 18.38. With the ball Caple took 34 wickets at a bowling average of 36.32. In the field Caple took 32 catches.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Caple was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
.
Caple made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in 1958. This was Caple's only appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club.
In 1959 Caple joined his home county of Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
, making his debut against Oxford University. Caple played a further match for Middlesex in the 1959 season against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
. This marked Caple's final appearance for Middlesex.
In 1961, Caple joined Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
, where he played a single match for that seasons County Champions
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
against Oxford University. Caple next represented Hampshire in 1963, where from 1963 to 1967 he represented Hampshire in a further 64 first-class matches. Caple played his final first-class match for Hampshire in the 1967 County Championship against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
. In his 65 first-class matches for Hampshire, Caple scored 1,531 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 18.22, with five half centuries and high score of 64*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. With the ball Caple took 28 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 35.82, with one five wicket haul which gave Caple career best figures of 5/54.
In Caple's overall first-class career he scored 1,581 runs at a batting average of 18.38. With the ball Caple took 34 wickets at a bowling average of 36.32. In the field Caple took 32 catches.
External links
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