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Full name | Robert Graham Caple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 8 December 1939 Chiswick, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 2019 South Africa | (aged 80)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961–1967 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 6 February 2020 |
Robert Graham Caple (8 December 1939 — 29 December 2019) was an English first-class cricketer.
Caple was born at Chiswick in December 1939. He made his debut in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University at Lord's in 1958. The following season, he made two first-class appearances for Middlesex against Oxford University and Cambridge University. [1] Caple left Middlesex to join Hampshire in 1961, [2] making his debut for Hampshire against Oxford University in that year. A gap of two years followed before his next appearance for Hampshire at Bournemouth in 1963, with Caple establishing himself in the Hampshire side that year. He made 65 first-class appearances for Hampshire until 1967, [1] scoring 1,531 runs at an average of 18.22; [3] he made five half centuries, with a highest score of 64 not out coming against Surrey in 1964. [2] Although Caple was also a useful off break bowler, he found himself playing for Hampshire at a time when they had strong spin bowling options, limiting his bowling for Hampshire. [2] Thus, he was limited to 28 wickets at a bowling average of 35.82; [4] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 54 against Oxford University in 1966. [2]
Caple left Hampshire, alongside Geoff Keith, at the end of the 1967 season. [5] Following the conclusion of his playing career, he became a successful cricket coach. He coached at Bedford School for 23 years, before coaching in South Africa at St. Alban's College for sixteen years. [2] Caple died in South Africa in December 2019. [2]