Peter Capes
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.
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| Full name | Peter Andrew Capes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1962 East Fremantle, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985/86–1992/93 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 10 January 1986 Western Australia v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 18 December 1992 Western Australia v Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 18 November 1987 Western Australia v New Zealanders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 27 October 1990 Western Australia v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 27 October 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
- "Western Australia v Pakistanis 1989-90". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- "Western Australia v Tasmania 1988-89". Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- Teams Peter Capes played for – CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- Lions not such a sticky wicket for Capes – au.news.yahoo.com. Published 12 June 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- Western Australia announce unchanged selection panel – cricinfo.com.au. Published 30 April 2004. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- Subiaco appoints new CEO Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – wafootball.com.au. Published 15 June 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- "Front Office & Patrons". Subiaco FC. Retrieved 3 January 2023.