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Peter Capes

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Peter Capes
Personal information
Full name
Peter Andrew Capes
Born (1962-02-26) 26 February 1962 (age 62)
East Fremantle, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985/86–1992/93Western Australia
FC debut10 January 1986 Western Australia v New South Wales
Last FC18 December 1992 Western Australia v Tasmania
LA debut18 November 1987 Western Australia v New Zealanders
Last LA27 October 1990 Western Australia v New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 40 17
Runs scored 329 30
Batting average 10.28 7.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 23 12
Balls bowled 7,895 873
Wickets 124 15
Bowling average 31.66 37.93
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 0
Best bowling 6/92 3/25
Catches/stumpings 8/– 3/-
Source: CricketArchive, 27 October 2011

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

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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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Australia v Pakistanis 1989-90". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Western Australia v Tasmania 1988-89". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Teams Peter Capes played for – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. ^ Lions not such a sticky wicket for Capes – au.news.yahoo.com. Published 12 June 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  5. ^ Western Australia announce unchanged selection panel – cricinfo.com.au. Published 30 April 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  6. ^ Subiaco appoints new CEO Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – wafootball.com.au. Published 15 June 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Front Office & Patrons". Subiaco FC. Retrieved 3 January 2023.