George Nigel Capel-CureJPDLTD (28 September 1908 – 8 August 2004[1]) was an English cricketer.[2] He was a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played a single game in his entire career for Essex during the 1929 season.
Capel Cure played just one game for Essex, in the 1929 season, of a drawn match against his alma materCambridge University.[3] Batting at number four,[3] Capel Cure was trapped leg-before wicket by Trevil Morgan in his first innings for a duck,[3] and scored just six runs in the second innings before being caught and bowled by Gordon Chandler.[3]
Bowling, he took 2–58 in the Essex first innings;[3] his wickets were of Tom Killick[3] (lbw, but only after he'd scored a double century) and George Kemp-Welch[3] (also lbw) in the Cambridge 1st innings. Cambridge did not complete their 2nd innings.[3]
Capel Cure's brother-in-law was Gerald Barry,[2] who played one first-class match for the Combined Services in 1922.[4]
^ abcdefg‘CAPEL CURE, (George) Nigel’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 2 March 2012
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nigel, capel, cure, george, september, 1908, august, 2004, english, cricketer, left, handed, batsman, break, bowler, played, single, game, entire, career, essex, during, 1929, season, nigel, capel, curepersonal, informationfull, namegeorge, nigel, capel, cureb. George Nigel Capel Cure JP DL TD 28 September 1908 8 August 2004 1 was an English cricketer 2 He was a left handed batsman and leg break bowler who played a single game in his entire career for Essex during the 1929 season Nigel Capel CurePersonal informationFull nameGeorge Nigel Capel CureBorn 1908 09 28 28 September 1908Kensington London EnglandDied8 August 2004 2004 08 08 aged 95 Harlow Essex EnglandBattingLeft handedBowlingLeg breakDomestic team informationYearsTeam1929EssexCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 1Runs scored 6Batting average 3 00100s 50s Top score 6Balls bowled 66Wickets 2Bowling average 29 005 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling 2 58Catches stumpings Source CricketArchive 1 March 2012 Capel Cure was born in Kensington 2 He was educated at Eton College 1 and Trinity College Cambridge 1 Capel Cure played just one game for Essex in the 1929 season of a drawn match against his alma mater Cambridge University 3 Batting at number four 3 Capel Cure was trapped leg before wicket by Trevil Morgan in his first innings for a duck 3 and scored just six runs in the second innings before being caught and bowled by Gordon Chandler 3 Bowling he took 2 58 in the Essex first innings 3 his wickets were of Tom Killick 3 lbw but only after he d scored a double century and George Kemp Welch 3 also lbw in the Cambridge 1st innings Cambridge did not complete their 2nd innings 3 Capel Cure s brother in law was Gerald Barry 2 who played one first class match for the Combined Services in 1922 4 Capel Cure was a landowner in Shropshire and Essex He received the Territorial Decoration 1 He was High Sheriff of Essex in 1951 52 1 and deputy lord lieutenant of the county from 1958 to 1978 1 He lived at Blake Hall near Ongar 1 He died in Harlow 2 References edit a b c d e f g CAPEL CURE George Nigel Who Was Who A amp C Black 1920 2008 online edn Oxford University Press Dec 2007 accessed 2 March 2012 a b c d The Home of CricketArchive cricketarchive com a b c d e f g h The Home of CricketArchive cricketarchive com The Home of CricketArchive cricketarchive com External links editNigel Capel Cure at Cricket Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nigel Capel Cure amp oldid 1156688594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
